U.S. Customs and Border Protection has again posted the final versions of two Importer Security Filing (ISF) transaction sets, the ANSI X12 309 Manifest with Security Filing and the ANSI X12 309 Importer Security Filing. The first set has been corrected to state that it is in final form and conforms to the 10+2 interim final rule. Both sets also have new posting dates and may include additional changes. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/16/08 news, 08121605, for BP summary of CBP finalizing these ISF transaction sets.) (ISF transaction sets available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/automated_systems/sf_transaction_sets/)
The International Trade Administration has amended its final results of the antidumping duty administrative review of ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan for the period of May 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum regarding the impact of Presidential Proclamation 8323, which granted Mauritius preferential tariff treatment accorded to designated African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) lesser developed beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries and suspended Bolivia from the list of countries eligible to receive benefits under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA). CBP has updated programming to allow the use of HTS 9819.11.12 for goods from Mauritius entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after October 31, 2008. CBP will no longer allow claims under HTS 9821.11.25 for textile goods from Bolivia effective December 15, 2008. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/05/08 news, 08120505, for BP summary on Proclamation 8323.) (QBT-08-119, dated 12/04/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2008/qbt_08_119.ctt/qbt_08_119.pdf)
In U.S. v. National Semiconductor Corporation, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of International Trade's penalty award under 19 USC 1592 for underpayment of merchandise processing fees (MPFs), but reversed the award of prejudgment interest.
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its reconsideration of the 1996-2001 sunset review of the antidumping duty order on large newspaper printing presses and components thereof, whether assembled or unassembled (LNPP), from Japan.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated, decided, or posted during the period of November 4 - November 13, 2008:
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that due to unexpected network problems, FDA's OASIS system went down at approximately 9:00 a.m. on November 17, 2008. CBP stated that OASIS was not anticipated to be up for the following 2-4 hours and as a result, FDA was operating under the Prior Notice Scenario 2 Contingency.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated, decided, or posted during the period of October 20 - October 22, 2008 (certain other dates are also included):
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) and Court of International Trade (CIT) cases on international trade issues were dated, decided, or posted during the period of October 8 - October 17, 2008 (certain other dates are also included):
Port of Long Beach officials have dedicated a new Clean Trucks Sales and Leasing office and handed over the keys to the first two big-rigs leased through the Port's Clean Trucks Program. The Port of Long Beach also issued a noticeon its October 22, 2008 workshop on the Clean Trucks Program for cargo owners in Long Beach, CA ; a notice on the placement of compliance stickers on non-container trucks; and a notice on the use of temporary access stickers on trucks working for Licensed Motor Carriers (LMCs). (LB press release available at http://www.polb.com/news/displaynews.asp?NewsID=466&targetid=1)