The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its countervailing (CV) duty administrative review of certain welded carbon steel standard pipe from Turkey for the period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a final affirmative countervailing (CV) duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain lined paper products from India.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a memorandum titled: "U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Instructions," that provides instructions for the filing and acceptance of claims for preferential treatment of goods under the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (BFTA).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews:
The 'security counsel' column of The Journal of Commerce questions whether the C-TPAT Mandatory Portal will leave the "partnership" behind and regress to a version of the "automate or perish" days of Commissioner William Von Raab. The column speculates that the days of a voluntary trade security program may be numbered given the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) critical reports on C-TPAT and the installation of an enforcement-grounded commissioner. (JoC, dated 07/10/06, www.joc.com )
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews of ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom for the period of May 1, 2004 through April 30, 2005.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its countervailing (CV) duty administrative review of certain cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate from Korea for the period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a report entitled "U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement: Potential Economy-wide and Selected Sectoral Effects," which among other things, discusses the potential impact of the PTPA on textiles and apparel, aspects of which are highlighted below.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice containing its determination that certain 100% cotton, yarn-dyed, 3- or 4-thread twill weave, flannel fabrics, of combed, ring spun single yarns classified in HTS 5208.43.0000 for use in products in Categories 340, 341, and 350 (woven cotton shirts, blouses, and dressing gowns), cannot be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its countervailing (CV) duty administrative review of certain pasta from Italy for the period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.