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.
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."
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.