CBP created Harmonized System Update 2503 on Jan. 22, containing 70 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 10 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2503 includes the updated HTS Watermelon Fee for the National Watermelon Promotion Board rate assessment.
In the Jan. 15 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 3), CBP published proposals to modify or revoke ruling letters concerning the tariff classification of women's underwear.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2502 on Jan. 21, containing 193 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 30 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2502 includes HTS updates for the National Watermelon Promotion Board rate assessment, which will increase to 9 cents per hundredweight as of Jan. 22.
In the Jan. 8 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 2), CBP published proposals to modify or revoke ruling letters concerning certain neck, face, head and arm coverings.
When the House Ways and Means Committee asked all House members for their opinions on what should belong in the tax cut bill the Republicans are shaping, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., used the opportunity to talk about both taxes and trade.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Jan. 13-19:
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No goods subject to special trade remedies would be able to enter de minimis -- which primarily affects goods subject to Section 301 tariffs -- under a proposed rule released by CBP Jan. 17.
No goods subject to special trade remedies -- 99.9% of which are subject to Section 301 tariffs -- would be able to enter as de minimis shipments under a proposed rule released by CBP Jan. 17.
A domestic producer recently filed a petition with the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission requesting new antidumping and countervailing duties on temporary steel fencing from China. Commerce will now decide whether to begin AD/CVD investigations, which could result in the imposition of permanent AD/CVD orders and the assessment of AD and CVD on importers. ZND US Inc. requested the investigation.