The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice seeking comments by September 6, 2005, on a possible change to its market economy inputs practice in antidumping (AD) proceedings involving non-market economy countries (NMEs).
Drawback
A duty drawback is a refund by CBP of the duties, taxes, or fees paid on imported goods, which were imposed upon importation. More broadly, a drawback also includes the refund or remission of other excise taxes pursuant to other provisions of law. CBP's duty drawback scheme under the Customs Act of 1962 allows exporters to receive a refund on customs duties they paid on imported products that are then used or incorporated into other products for export or remain unused until importation.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that it has decided to extend the comment period regarding its practice with respect to duty drawback adjustments to export price in antidumping (AD) proceedings. The new deadline for comments is August 15, 2005 (rather than July 25, 2005).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a proposed rule which would establish a new port-of-entry in the Tri-Cities areas of the States of Tennessee and Virginia, including the Tri-Cities Regional Airport. According to CBP, this new port-of-entry would include the same geographical boundaries of the current CBP User Fee Port No. 2082, which encompasses Sullivan County, TN; Washington County, TN; and Washington County, VA. The user fee status of Tri-Cities Regional Airport, located in Blountville, TN would be terminated. Comments must be received on or before September 27, 2005. (D/N DHS-2005-0050, FR Pub 07/29/05, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-15045.pdf)
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued notices seeking comments on possible changes to two of its long-standing practices and policies regarding its antidumping (AD) proceedings. Specifically, the ITA's requests for comments concern:
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) Office of Information and Technology has posted a notice to its Web site containing a list, as of May 31, 2005, of companies/persons offering data processing services to the trade community for the Automated Broker Interface (ABI).
The Treasury Department (Treasury) has published its semi-annual regulatory agenda, which contains certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulatory rulemakings (rulemakings).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a new "Trade Engagement Biweekly Report" which summarizes topics discussed during workshops held to develop the business requirements for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Release 5. (These workshops are attended by members of the Trade Support Network (TSN), called Trade Ambassadors, who are importers, brokers, carriers, and other members of the trade community.) The following are highlights of CBP's summary of four ACE Release 5 workshops held in early March 2005:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) Office of Information and Technology has posted a notice to its Web site containing a list, as of April 26, 2005, of companies/persons offering data processing services to the trade community for the Automated Broker Interface (ABI).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site its Performance and Annual Report Fiscal Year 2004, which covers federal fiscal year (FY) 2004 (October 1, 2003 - September 30, 2004), with discussion of some subsequent events.