The Washington File has reported that the U.S. intends to rejoin the International Coffee Organization (ICO) after an 11-year break. According to the Washington File, the U.S. decision to rejoin the ICO was motivated by ICO reforms establishing a more market- and development-based approach, as well as by the difficulties plaguing many coffee producers as a result of plummeting prices. (Washington File Pub 09/15/04, available at http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2004&m=September&x=20040915175646SAikceinawz8.323133e-03&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice reminding filers about the correct use of the special value fields for antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty entries.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message announcing that the fax machine at the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) office at the Norfolk International Terminals in Norfolk, VA has been repaired and is now operational. CBP states that the fax number is (757) 441-3709. (Adm 04-1972, dated 09/09/04, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2004/2004-1972.ADM.)
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) administrative message, effective August 26, 2004, the International Trade Administration (ITA) discontinued the suspension of liquidation and cash deposit/bond requirements for countervailing (CV) duty purposes for carbazole violet pigment 23 (CVP-23) from India.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a news release announcing that it has filed its response to the decision and order of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) U.S.-Canada Binational Panel (Panel) regarding the antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty investigations on softwood lumber from Canada.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that it is rescinding the antidumping (AD) duty new shipper review of certain softwood lumber products from Canada with respect to the following company:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) have issued separate notices, each initiating five-year sunset reviews on the antidumping (AD) duty order for anhydrous sodium metasilicate from France, the countervailing (CV) duty order on sugar from the European Union (EU), and the AD duty order on sugar for Belgium, France, and Germany.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated administrative reviews of the following antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders for certain specified companies listed in its notice:
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued The Year in Trade 2003, an annual review of U.S. trade-related activities during 2003. According to the ITC, this report covers major multilateral, regional, and bilateral developments that occurred during 2003, as follows: