A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Jan. 8, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
NEW YORK --- U.S. negotiators are moving forward on their proposal for a yarn-forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, but are also proposing two “short supply” lists to expand TPP coverage, said Kim Glas, Departmment of Commerce deputy assistant secretary for textiles & apparel, at the annual conference of the U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel Jan. 9 in New York. One short supply list will be permanent, while the other will be in effect for three years after implementation of TPP, she said. Neither will include an ongoing process to add new fibers, yarns, and fabrics.
The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the Jan. 8 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will appear in another ITT article):
The International Trade Administration published notices in the Jan. 8 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
On Jan. 7 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
During the week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination and/or surveillance of:
On Jan. 7 the Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for Jan. 8:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Jan. 7, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
The Food and Drug Administration’s proposed “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption” would serve as the companion regulation to the simultaneously released Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventative Controls (HARPC) proposed rule. While HARPC would cover foreign and domestic food facilities that must register with FDA, the produce safety rule would cover growing, harvesting, packing and holding raw fruits and vegetables on foreign and domestic farms, with some exceptions. As proposed, the two regulations would not apply to the same activities. Pursuant to the upcoming Foreign Supplier Verification Program, importers will have to verify their foreign suppliers’ compliance with either the produce safety rule or HARPC, depending on the product being imported.