On February 28, 2006, President Bush issued Proclamation 7987 to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), etc., to implement the U.S.-Dominican Republic- Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) for El Salvador.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a memorandum providing instructions for the filing and acceptance of claims for preferential tariff treatment of goods made under the U.S. - Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a memorandum providing instructions for the filing and acceptance of claims for preferential tariff treatment of goods made under the U.S. - Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message which corrects the phone number listed in another recent message for the CBP Headquarters client representative branch which was changed March 1, 2006. The correct phone number for the HQ client representative branch is (202) 772-3183. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/07/06 news, 06030735 1, for BP summary of CBP's previous message with the incorrect phone number.) (Adm: 06-0313, dated 03/07/06, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2006/2006-0313.ADM.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a memorandum providing instructions for the filing and acceptance of claims for preferential tariff treatment of goods made under the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA).
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted to its Web site a March 1, 2006 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. (HTS). The March 1, 2006 version of the HTS (Revision 1) reflects the changes necessary to implement the U.S. - Central America - Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) for El Salvador.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message stating that the U.S. - Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (FTA) (CAFTA-DR) took effect for the country of El Salvador for goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after March 1, 2006.
On February 28, 2006, President Bush issued Proclamation 7987 to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), etc., to implement the U.S. - Dominican Republic -Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) for El Salvador.
President Bush has issued Proclamation 7981 in order to reinstate Liberia's duty-free benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. In addition, the President has determined that Liberia should be designated as a least-developed beneficiary developing country (LDBDC).
The Wall Street Journal reports that as China's trade clout grows, its manufacturers are increasingly running afoul of Western anti-trust law in products from Vitamin C (where half a dozen civil antitrust suits have been filed against Chinese manufacturers) to magnesite - a mineral used in steel production. According to the article, these anti-trust accusations are the result of Chinese companies forming alliances to raise prices - a effort to stave off dumping accusations. (WSJ, dated 02/10/06, www.wsj.com )