President Issues Proclamation
Harmonized Tariff Schedule
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) provide classification provisions and duty rates for almost every item that exists. It is a system of classifying and taxing all goods imported into the United States. The HTS is based on the international Harmonized System, which is a global standard for naming and describing trade products, and consists of a hierarchical structure that assigns a specific code and rate to each type of merchandise for duty, quota, and statistical purposes. The HTS was made effective on January 1, 1989, replacing the former Tariff Schedules of the United States. It is maintained by the U.S. International Trade Commission, but CBP is responsible for interpreting and enforcing the HTS.
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.
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 which contains instructions on the retroactive application of the preferential tariff provisions1 of the U.S. - Dominican Republic - Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) to qualifying textile or apparel goods of eligible DR-CAFTA countries that were entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after January 1, 2004 and before March 1, 2006, the DR-CAFTA's effective date for El Salvador, which is currently the only country to which such benefits apply.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice on the recent revision to Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) Chapter 61 Statistical Note 6 (Note 6), which is used for the quota exclusion available to certain China origin knit to shape shirts and blouses of Heading 6110.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a new informed compliance publication (ICP) entitled, "Machine Tools." The following are "excerpts" of this new ICP:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that on September 30, 2005, it received an antidumping (AD) duty petition requesting that an AD investigation be initiated on liquid sulfur dioxide from Canada.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated a countervailing (CV) duty investigation of certain lined paper products (CLPP) from India and Indonesia, in order to determine whether manufacturers, producers or exporters of CLPP from these countries receive countervailable subsidies.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty investigation of certain lined paper products (CLPP) from India, Indonesia, and China, in order to determine whether imports of CLPP are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) is soliciting proposals from interested parties and agencies by October 14, 2005 to amend the international Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (Harmonized System, HS), including the rules of interpretation, section and chapter notes and the texts of the headings and subheadings, with a view to keeping the HS current with changes in technology and trade patterns.