Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
The U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel has issued a Textile Development Memo on the House of Representatives' passage of H.R. 3890, the Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007 on December 11, 2007. H.R. 3890 would impose import sanctions on certain Burmese gemstones, revoke the termination of Generalized System of Preferences duty-free benefits for certain Indian and Thai gold jewelry, etc. See future issue of ITT for additional details on H.R. 3890.(USA-ITA TDM dated 12/12/07, www.usaita.com.)
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1. House Passes Bill on Burma Sanctions, GSP for India & Thai Gold Jewelry
2. Small/Medium Importers Don't See Value of Joining C-TPAT
American Shipper reports that a recent survey by Trade Bridge International revealed that many small and medium-sized importers do not see the value of joining U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program. (American Shipper, dated 12/12/07, www.americanshipper.com)
3. Senate Expected to Remove Questionable Customs Brokers Provisions of CPSC Reform Act
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) reports that following a large outcry from customs brokers, the Senate sponsors of the consumer product safety reform legislation are expected to remove certain questionable provisions of their bill dealing with customs brokers. (NCBFAA, dated 11/19/07, available at http://www.ncbfaa.org/index.cfm)
4. FAS Reports on Japan's Pet Food Guidelines, Export Certificates for the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia
The Foreign Agricultural Service has issued three attach reports which respectively state that (1) Japan is currently in the process of crafting guidelines on pet food health claims and the first regulation governing pet food safety; (2) the Netherlands has released an annual report which lists the required export certificates for exports to the Netherlands, which are not yet EU harmonized; and (3) Saudi Arabia has released an annual report listing and describing certificates that should accompany all food and agricultural product imports into Saudi Arabia. (Attach reports, released 11/21/07 and 11/29/07, available by query at http://www.fas.usda.gov/cots/attache.html)
5. Recent CPSC Press Releases on Recalls
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued separate press releases (dated 11/01/07 - 11/30/07) 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 III of a multi-part series of summaries. (Press releases available at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerelnov07.html)
| Asterisk (*) indicates recall due to violation of lead paint standard |