On December 30, 2003, President Bush issued Proclamation 7748 in order to change the status of the Republic of Angola (Angola), State of Eritrea (Eritrea), and the Central African Republic for purposes of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), as well as to make a technical amendment to Proclamation 7616.
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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice advising the trade of the upcoming system requirements for filing a U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (UCFTA) claim through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI).
On December 30, 2003, President Bush issued Proclamation 7747 in order to implement the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SFTA). (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/31/03 news, 03123105, for BP summary announcing the issuance of Proclamation 7747.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice on the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement's (SFTA's) 2004 Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for imports from Singapore of cotton or MMF apparel goods, or apparel goods subject to cotton or MMF restraints, the foregoing that are both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in Singapore from fabric or yarn produced or obtained outside the territory of Singapore or of the U.S. ("3rd Country").
On December 30, 2003, President Bush issued Proclamation 7746 in order to implement the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (UCFTA). (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/31/03 news, 03123105, for BP summary announcing the issuance of Proclamation 7746.)
In the December 24, 2003 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 37, No. 52), CBP issued notices (a) proposing to revoke a ruling regarding the port where a protest was filed, and (b) revoking a ruling regarding merchandise subject to a tariff rate quota (TRQ) mistakenly filed as non-quota.
CBP has announced the 2004 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on Swiss or Emmentaler cheese, subject to agriculture licensing, provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 25.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued two notices announcing that, following receipt of requests from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), it has instituted investigations regarding the probable economic effects of the proposed U.S.-Andean Countries Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the proposed U.S.-Panama FTA.
CBP has announced the 2004 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for agricultural products described in HTS Chapter 99 Subchapter X, U.S. Notes 3 through 12 with respect to the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA).