The International Trade Commission is publishing notices in the July 1 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 Commerce Department published notices in the July 1 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty 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 June 28-30 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
On June 28-30, the Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following GAIN reports:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced changes June 28 to Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) electronic manuals. While some changes are minor, other changes may affect the admissibility of the plant products, including fruits, vegetables, and flowers.
The Foreign Trade Zones Board issued the following notices for July 1:
Correction: The withdrawal of Generalized System of Preferences benefits for Bangladesh will take effect Sept. 3, according to a Presidential Proclamation set for publication in the July 2 Federal Register.
The White House is launching a new trade partnership on July 1 that targets increased economic ties between Africa and the United States. Dubbed Trade Africa, the partnership will initially focus on expanding internal and external trade among East African Community (EAC) countries, according to a White House press release. Building off skyrocketing GDP growth within the EAC over the past decade, the Trade Africa initiative seeks to increase regional exports to the U.S. by 40%, while reducing by 15% the average time needed to import or export cargo from the Mombasa or Dar es Salaam ports, the White House said. The U.S. is also encouraging decreased regional border barriers and the transition to a single EAC customs and revenue sharing authority, it said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 28, 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.)
CBP said it's working on revising its regulations to centralize and automate its single transaction bond process, said Paula Connelly, a trade lawyer based in Burlington, Mass. Connelly attended a June 27 meeting on the single transaction bond process at the Port of Boston, which officials said is one of a series of CBP port visits to gather feedback from the trade on its plan to centralize the STB process. Bruce Ingalls, director of CBP’s Revenue Division, hopes to see implementation of the centralized system by the summer of 2014, Connelly said.