The International Trade Commission is investigating whether to add to or remove articles from the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), as well as proposed competitive need limitation (CNL) waivers under the program, the ITC said (here). The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Jan. 5 requested the ITC advise on the probable economic effect on total U.S. imports, on U.S. industries producing similar or directly competitive articles, and on U.S. consumers of the elimination of import duties under GSP for five products (see 1701110040). USTR also requested that the ITC investigate probable economic effects of removing glycine from GSP and granting CNL waivers for seven products using the dollar value limit of $175 million. The ITC said it will provide the requested advice and information for the 2016/2017 GSP review by May 5, after holding a public hearing Feb. 21 and a comment period to last until March 3. The ITC will accept requests to testify at the public hearing through Feb. 3, pre-hearing briefs and statements through Feb. 8, post-hearing briefs and statements through Feb. 27, and all other written submissions through March 3, it said.
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The U.S. Trade Representative is making five new products eligible for the Generalized System of Preferences program, removing one product, glycine, from the program, and granting seven products from Indonesia, Ecuador, Brazil and Thailand waivers to remain eligible for GSP, it said in a request for an International Trade Commission investigation related to its 2016/2017 GSP review. The letter, dated Jan. 5, requests an ITC investigation into the economic effects of making the following products eligible for duty benefits when imported from all GSP beneficiary developing countries:
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The International Trade Commission on Jan. 1 posted the Preliminary Edition of the 2017 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (here). The new HTS implements a wide range of changes to the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System tariff nomenclature, which forms the basis for the HTS, that took effect at the beginning of 2017. This is the sixth and final part of International Trade Today's multipart summary, covering vehicles, precision instruments, manufactured articles and special tariff provisions under chapters 87-99. This part also includes a list of subheadings that were assigned the special program indicator (SPI) "NP" to denote eligibility for the Nepal Preference Program.
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The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Dec. 25 - Jan. 1:
The International Trade Commission on Jan. 1 posted the Preliminary Edition of the 2017 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (here). The new HTS implements a wide range of changes to the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System tariff nomenclature, which forms the basis for the HTS, that took effect Jan. 1. The Preliminary Edition also includes changes to rules of origin and eligibility for preferences programs and to statistical suffixes in the HTS.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Nov. 21-27:
Some 11 products look set to exceed competitive need limitations (CNLs) for calendar year 2016 and lose their eligibility for duty-free access under the Generalized System of Preferences, the U.S. Trade Representative said (here). Products that may exceed CNL waivers in 2016 include the following: