Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The Wall Street Journal reports that President Bush has pledged his commitment to a strong dollar but has kept pressure on China to revalue the yuan, a step that would continue to nudge the dollar downward. According to the article, the Administration is sending a mixed signal by continuing to acquiesce to a declining dollar, which boosts U.S. exports by making them cheaper abroad, while at the same time supporting a revaluation of the yuan, which would make Chinese exports more expensive. (WSJ, dated 11/22/04, www.wsj.com)
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1. Bush Administration Sends Mixed Signal on Falling U.S. Dollar
2. Portland CBP Trade Bulletin on Required Advance Electronic Information for Air Cargo
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of Portland, OR has issued a CBP Trade Bulletin for the ports of Portland, Astoria, Boise, Coos Bay, Longview, and Newport stating, among other things, that beginning December 13, 2004, any air carrier not transmitting advance electronic information for air cargo through the Air Automated Manifest System (AMS) will be subject to a number of enforcement actions. (CBP Trade Bulletin 2005-04, issued 11/22/04, available via fax by emailing a request to documents@brokerpower.com)
3. USDA Announces Mad Cow Disease Test on Second Cow is Negative
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a statement announcing that its National Veterinary Services Laboratories has determined that the inconclusive screening test sample reported on November 18, 2004, has tested negative for bovine spongiform encepthalopathy (BSE, commonly known as mad cow disease). (USDA statement, dated 11/23/04, Release No. 0805.04) available at
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2004/11/0508.xml.
4. USTR Issues Fact Sheet on Recent APEC Meeting
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has posted to its Web site, two fact sheets regarding the recent meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers in Chile. According to one of the fact sheets, the APEC Ministers supported a program in 2005 to reduce piracy and trade in counterfeit goods, address online piracy issues, and increase cooperation and capacity building to help countries in the Asia Pacific strengthen their intellectual property rights regimes. According to the other fact sheet, at the same meeting, the APEC Ministers endorsed high level standards (i.e., best practices) for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Regional Trading Arrangements (RTAs) by APEC economies. (USTR IPR fact sheet, dated 11/19/04, available at http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Fact_Sheets/2004/asset_upload_file601_6889.pdf. USTR best practices fact sheet (dated 11/22/04) available at http://www.ustr.gov/assets/Document_Library/Fact_Sheets/2004/asset_upload_file49_6891.pdf.)
5. FMC Revokes OTI Licenses
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced that it has revoked the following ocean transportation intermediary (OTI) licenses, effective on the corresponding dates shown below:
| License | Company | Date Revoked |
| 004630NF | Airborne Express, Inc. (WA) | 10/19/04 |
| 000754F | Christian Bay Shipping Co. dba Fillette, Green & Co. of Tampa dba Fillette, Green Freight Forwarding Services dba St. Andrews Bay Co. (MS) | 10/20/04 |
| 016415N | DSR Shipping Co., Inc. (NJ) | 10/09/04 |
| 004108F | DRT International, Inc. (FL) | 10/24/04 |
| 018415N | Global Link Logistics, Inc. (GA) | 10/23/04 |
| 015105N | H & T International Transportation (USA), Inc. (CA) | 10/20/04 |
| 017940F | Kristen Brandimarte dba Emmeli Shipping (NJ) | 10/21/04 |
| 016027F | Lion Exhibition Freight, Inc. (GA) | 10/23/04 |
| 015640N | Mediterranean Container Line, Inc. (NY) | 10/24/04 |
| 013226N | Mi Hyun Sur dba Important Cargo Express Company (CA) | 10/17/04 |
| 017720NF | Orion Logistics Inc. (FL) | 10/21/04 |
| 014396NF | Planes Moving & Storage, Inc. (PA) | 10/13/04 |
| 001286N and 001286F | Ros Forwarding Inc. (FL) | 10/07/04 |
| 003802F | Shipping International, Inc. (FL) | 10/21/04 |
| 015524N | Sunflower Van Lines, Inc. (CA) | 10/28/04 |
| 015029N | Taekwang Logistics Corporation dba TLC Express Lines dba Challenger Merchandise Shipping Line (CA) | 10/28/04 |
| 014862N | United Trade Resources, Inc. (CA) | 10/10/04 |
| 004378F | World 2000 Services, Inc. (FL) | 10/22/04 |
(FMC notice, FR Pub 11/12/04, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-25160.pdf)