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.
The International Trade Commission has posted to its Web site draft 2007 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Chapters, draft General Notes and a draft Notice to Exporters (drafts) that are not yet in effect, but will go into effect on or about February 3, 2007.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted to its Web site the Harmonized Tariff Schedule changes - at the full 10-digit level -as well as any new or amended notes or headings - that are being implemented to conform U.S. law to international Harmonized System (HS) nomenclature changes recommended for adoption by the World Customs Organization (WCO), and to certain Harmonized System Committee (HSC) decisions necessary to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature, etc.
On December 29, 2006, President Bush signed four proclamations. These proclamations have not yet been assigned a Federal Register publication date, nor have their annexes (if any) been made available.