On June 29, 2005, President Bush issued Proclamation 7912 to "modify duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences and certain rules of origin under the North American Free Trade Agreement, and for other purposes."
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.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated antidumping (AD) duty investigations of diamond sawblades and parts thereof from China and Korea.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted to its Web site its preliminary report for its investigation (No. 1205-6) on proposed modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), which are scheduled to become effective in January 2007.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty investigation of superalloy degassed chromium from Japan.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty investigation of certain orange juice from Brazil.
On December 3, 2004, President Bush signed into law the conference version of H.R. 1047, the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law (P.L.) 108-429).
On November 19, 2004, the Senate passed the conference version of H.R. 1047, the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004. The House passed the conference version of H.R. 1047 on October 8, 2004. The conference version of H.R. 1047 has now been cleared for the White House.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determination that live swine from Canada is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated an antidumping (AD) duty investigation of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) from Taiwan.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted to its Web site the draft preliminary report for its investigation (No. 1205-6) on proposed modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).