Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) has sent a letter to the Secretary of Commerce encouraging him to continue the Commerce Department's long-standing policy of safeguarding competition-sensitive export information as it establishes mandatory filing of data through the Automated Export System (AES). According to an NCBFAA press release, concern arose when U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) refused to approve regulations clarifying filers' responsibilities under the law and implementing the statutory requirement for mandatory filing through AES. Central to the controversy is a CBP demand for concessions on AES "Option 4" and on the availability of Census data to foreign governments. (NCBFAA press release, dated March 2006) available via email by emailing documents@brokerpower.com.)
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1. NCBFAA Encourages Commerce Secretary to Preserve Secrecy of Proprietary Export Information
2. U.S. Requests WTO Consultations Over Canadian Duties on Grain Corn
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a press release announcing that on March 17, 2006, it requested World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations with Canada concerning its provisional antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duties on U.S. grain corn. In particular, the U.S. seeks consultations on Canada's preliminary injury finding which authorized the duties. (USTR Pub 03/17/06, available at http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2006/March/United_States_Requests_WTO_Consultations_with_Canada_Over_Duties_on_Grain_Corn.html)
3. Recent CPSC Press Releases on Recalls
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued separate press releases (dated 02/01/06 - 02/28/06) announcing that the following companies, in cooperation with the CPSC, are voluntarily recalling the products listed below. Due to the large number of recalls, this is Part II of a three-part series of summaries. (Press releases available at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerelfeb06.html)
| Code Legend (based on CPSC notices): D - Distributor, I - Importer, M - Manufacturer, N/A - Not Applicable, R - Retailer, W - Wholesaler, A - Agent. |