U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that the following Customs broker licenses, as well as any and all related permits, have been cancelled due to the death of the broker:
On April 1, 2004, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a first set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and responses regarding the mandatory advance electronic information requirements for inbound air cargo.
International Trade Data System (ITDS) sources have stated that eight government agencies are ready to begin making preparations for using the International Trade Data System (ITDS). In addition to these "Tier 1" agencies, an additional 15 "Tier 2" agencies have agreed to participate in ITDS.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message to remind ABI filers that full ABI edits for FDA prior notice (PN) data go into effect on May 13, 2004.
On March 4, 2004, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 1047, the "Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003."
These preliminary results are not in effect and may be amended in the final results of these AD duty administrative reviews, which are currently due within 120 days of April 8, 2004.
The Commerce Department's Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has issued its February 2004 Textiles and Apparel Import Report, which includes statistics on general imports (both quota and non-quota) of cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend, and non-cotton vegetable fiber textiles and apparel.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice announcing that it is reopening through May 14, 2004 the comment period for its interim final rule on the registration of foreign food facilities.
According to the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica, the Costa Rican government has temporarily suspended for all countries the requirement that exporters must furnish a copy of official export documents for imports to Costa Rica. Costa Rica initially implemented this requirement on March 5, 2004.
(a) SSI has an AD rate of zero; no cash deposits will be required although suspension of liquidation will continue.