In the June 30, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 27), CBP issued notices (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on certain gas barbecue grills, and (b) granting Lever-Rule protection to Recot Inc./Frito-Lay, Inc. (Frito-Lay). CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in the proposed revocation notice.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that the Homeland Security Information Network-Critical Infrastructure (HSIN-CI) Pilot Program has been expanded to include critical infrastructure owners and operators and the private sector in Dallas, Seattle, Indianapolis and Atlanta. According to DHS, HSIN-CI is an unclassified network for two-way information sharing which provides DHS' Homeland Security Operations Center with continuous access to a broad spectrum of industries, agencies and critical infrastructure across both the public and private sectors. (DHS press releases, dated 06/23/04, available at http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/archdisplay?theme=43,44,45,47&monthyear=062004)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued messages on a number of antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty actions, many of which (marked by an * in the action column) were previously published in the Federal Register by the International Trade Administration (ITA) and summarized in International Trade Today.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site an updated informed compliance publication entitled Customs Valuation Encyclopedia (1980-2003).
In the June 23, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 26), CBP issued a notice proposing to revoke a classification ruling on certain sunshades. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in this notice.
In the June 23, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 26), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to modify a classification ruling on a Fetch ToteTM dog toy, and (b) modifying a ruling regarding the country of origin marking for Italian-origin jewelry chains and clasps assembled in the U.S. CBP states that it is also revoking, or proposing to revoke, any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
In the June 23, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 26), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on portable locking gun cases, and (b) proposing to modify a classification ruling regarding a security indicator assembly. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
The Journal of Commerce reports that the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) will take longer to complete than planned because, among other things, the need for anti-terrorism features in the system has apparently set back its development. The article notes that while U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) originally hoped to have ACE constructed over five years, with completion in 2007 or 2008, officials now state that with the added technology and the need for additional funding, ACE is likely to be on an eight- to ten-year schedule, which would have it completed by 2010 at the earliest. (JoC dated 06/21-27/04, www.joc.com.)
Washington Trade Daily reports that U.S. Trade Representative Zoellick has accused Senate Democrats of holding up quick action on legislation (S. 2529) to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade preference program. The article states that the bill is identical to H.R. 4103 (known as AGOA III) that was recently passed by the House. (WTD dated 06/18/04, www.washingtontradedaily.com )
In the June 16, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 25), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke treatment regarding Durapore filtering material on rolls, and (b) proposing to revoke three classification rulings regarding moisture meters. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.