U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a general notice announcing that, in conjunction with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), it plans to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning the transmission of automated truck manifest (ATM) data.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has published a notice in the Federal Register stating that on July 27, 2004, the Court of International Trade (CIT) ordered the ITA to find that no countervailable subsidies are being provided for the production or exportation of certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from Thailand.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a preliminary negative countervailing (CV) duty determination on bottle-grade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from Thailand. The ITA states that it has preliminarily determined that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and exporters of bottle-grade PET resin from Thailand.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following countervailing (CV) duty administrative review:
(a) preliminary de minimis CV rate of 1.62% for Futura. Liquidation will not be suspended and there will be no CV bond/cash deposit requirement as a result of this preliminary determination.
CBP Issues Proposed Interpretive Rule on Classification of Baseball-Style Caps with Ornamental Braid
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a proposed interpretive rule regarding the classification of baseball-style caps with ornamental braid. Comments on this proposed interpretive rule are due by October 26, 2004.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews for the following periods:
(a) For previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice containing its determination that, effective August 13, 2004, certain 100% cotton yarn-dyed woven flannel fabrics, made from 14 through 41 NM single ring-spun yarns, classified in HTS 5208.43.00, of construction 2 X 1 twill weave, weighing 200 grams per square meter or less, for use in apparel articles excluding gloves, cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA).
AD duty new shipper review. A bond or other security may continue to be posted in lieu of an AD cash deposit, until the final results are in effect.