The Treasury Department has published its semi-annual regulatory agenda, which contains certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection regulatory rulemakings.
In Samuel Aaron, Inc. v. U.S., the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Court of International Trade's decision that it lacked jurisdiction in this case, as Aaron's protest was not filed within 90 days of re-liquidation.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released its report to Congressional requesters entitled, "International Trade: An Overview of Use of U.S. Trade Preference Programs by Beneficiaries and U.S. Administrative Reviews."
The Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) has issued a notice requesting information regarding the implementation of international commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor by countries seeking benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Caribbean Basin Trade and Partnership Act (CBTPA), the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), and the Andean Trade Preference Act as amended and expanded by the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPA/ATPDEA).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has published a notice and warning list providing interim 2007 import statistics -- based on the first 8 months of 2007 -- relating to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Competitive Need Limitations (CNLs) for 156 country/tariff number combinations.
The International Trade Commission has issued a press release announcing that it is seeking input for the newly initiated investigation (332-493) concerning possible modifications to the Generalized System of Preferences as a result of the 2007 GSP Annual Review.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative recently issued a notice announcing the eleven product1 and seven country practice petitions that were accepted for the 2007 Generalized System of Preferences Annual Review, and setting forth the schedule for comments and public hearings on these petitions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a document to its Web site that provides side-by-side comparisons of the Generalized System of Preferences and U.S. free trade agreements (FTAs) including the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S.-Singapore FTA, U.S.-Chile FTA, U.S.-Australia FTA, and the U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America FTA.1
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has issued a notice announcing the eleven product and seven country practice petitions that are accepted for further review in the 2007 Generalized System of Preferences Annual Review, and setting forth the schedule for comments and public hearings on these petitions.
The following have recently been posted to CBP's Web site: