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De minimis is a policy described in 19 U.S.C. 1321 that allows the import of low value articles duty and tax free, provided their aggregate fair retail value does not exceed $800 in the country from which the articles are imported.  Additionally, the articles must be imported by only one person on one day. The previous de minimis threshold was $200, but the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 increased it to $800. Increasing volumes of de minimis merchandise, along with enforcement concerns related to fentanyl and counterfeit merchandise, among other things, have prompted calls to restrict the pathway. De minimis goods may be cleared off manifest, or qualifying goods may be entered under the informal Type 86 entry type.

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AD/CV: India Certain Lined Paper Products
October 4, 2006 |Top News

The International Trade Administration (ITA) has published in the September 28, 2006 Federal Register its countervailing (CV) and antidumping (AD) duty orders on certain lined paper products (CLPP) from India.

Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
October 2, 2006 |Top News

The Journal of Commerce (JoC) reports that the British Columbia Lumber Trade Council is requesting that the Canadian government delay enacting the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) with the U.S., which is supposed to take effect on October 1, 2006. JoC notes that Canadian officials may grant this request because some Canadian firms are experiencing complications in complying with the SLA. (JoC Pub 09/28/06, www.joc.com)

BIS Rescinds Libya's Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism & Makes Revisions Applicable to Iraq (Part II - Libya)
September 6, 2006 |Top News

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued an interim final rule, effective August 31, 2006, that amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) in order to implement the rescission of Libya's designation as a state sponsor of terrorism and to make certain changes regarding the October 2004 rescission of Iraq as a state sponsor of terrorism.