U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an interim rule, effective March 7, 2005, which amends 19 CFR Parts 10, 24, 162, 163, 178, and 191 for the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA).
Customs duty
A customs duty is a tariff or tax which a country imposes on goods when they are transported across international borders. Customs Duties are used to protect countries' economies, residents, jobs, and environments, by limiting the flow of imported merchandise, especially restricted and prohibited goods, into the country. The Customs duty rate is a percentage determined by the value of the article purchased in the foreign country and not based on quality, size, or weight. U.S. customs duties are listed in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
According to a Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) notice, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that on January 1, 2005, China would impose an export tax (also referred to as an export duty or tariff) on 148 clothing items. The HKTDC states that the 148 clothing items subject to the tax fall into six broad categories: outerwear, dresses, trousers, blouses, pajamas, and underwear and that the tax ranges from 20 fen to 50 fen (RMB) per item/kg. HKTDC notes that export of items covered by the new tax account for 75% of China's clothing exports.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an interim rule, effective March 7, 2005, which amends 19 CFR Parts 10, 24, 162, 163, 178, and 191 for the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an interim rule, effective March 7, 2005, which amends 19 CFR Parts 10, 24, 162, 163, 178, and 191 for the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (US-CFTA).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a press release announcing that on February 28, 2005, the U.S. reached an agreement with the European Union (EU) ensuring market access for U.S. brown (husked) rice exports to the EU.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice announcing the 2004/2005 quantity of apparel imported from Mauritius, made from any fabric/yarn, that is eligible to receive duty-free treatment1 under the AGOA pursuant to HTS 9819.11.12.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice stating that on January 13, 2005 it received a request from the European Communities (EC) for the establishment of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel (DSP) regarding the U.S.' continued suspension of obligations to the EC in the dispute over the EC's measures concerning beef produced with growth hormones.
In the February 9 and 16, 2005 issues of the U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionBulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 7 and 8), CBP issued notices: (a) detailing the dates and draft agenda for the 35th Session of the Harmonized System Committee (HSC), and (b) modifying two classification rulings on prepared slides. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in the notice on prepared slides.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message stating that the Automated Commercial System (ACS) has been modified to accept U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (UAFTA) claims through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) system, effective February 9, 2005.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice regarding certain amendments made by the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (MTA) to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), the Trade Act of 2002, and the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 (AGOA III) which allow eligible entries to receive retroactive AGOA or CBTPA duty-free1 benefits if requests for liquidation or reliquidation are made at the port of entry by close of business on March 3, 2005.