The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted the official "basic edition" of the 2007 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), which replaces the draft version. This "basic edition" of the 2007 HTS takes effect on February 3, 2007.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has instituted an investigation at the request of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) entitled Advice Concerning Possible Modifications to the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences, 2006 Review.
The International Trade Commission has posted the official "basic edition" of the 2007 Harmonized Tariff Schedule, which replaces the draft version. This "basic edition" of the 2007 HTS is slated to take effect on February 3, 2007.
CBP has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 makes effective the following changes:
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice stating that the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) is requesting written comments no later than March 15, 2007 on considerations relating to the decision adopted at the Sixth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2005 on duty-free, quota-free (DFQF) market access for the least developed countries (LDCs).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing that Bulgaria and Romania are no longer designated as beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program effective as of January 1, 2007.
On December 29, 2006 President Bush issued Proclamation 8098, in which he made various determinations regarding the eligibility of certain countries for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), etc.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing the product and country practice petitions that are accepted for further review in the 2006 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Annual Review, and setting forth the schedule for comments and public hearing on these petitions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued Harmonized System Update No. 0701 to ABI filers stating that CBP has completed its update of the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and harmonized records for:
On December 29, 2006, President Bush issued Proclamation 8098, in which he made various determinations regarding the eligibility of certain countries for benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), etc.