U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its Web site which lists the calendar year 2005 Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for imports from Singapore of certain cotton or MMF apparel goods, or apparel goods subject to cotton or MMF restraints, the foregoing that are both cut (or knit-to-shape) and sewn or otherwise assembled in Singapore from fabric or yarn produced or obtained outside the territory of Singapore or of the U.S. ("3rd Country").
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice stating that, effective January 10, 2005, certain textile and apparel articles from Mozambique are eligible for duty-free treatment under the "handloomed, handmade, or folklore articles" provision of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted separate notices to its Web site which list the calendar year 2005 Tariff Preference Levels (TPLs) for certain textiles and apparel from Canada and Mexico. These 2005 TPLs are set at the same levels as the 2004 TPL levels (with the exception of one Mexico TPL which expired, see below).
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice announcing its determination that certain products, exempted from visa and quota requirements under previous arrangements, should also be exempted from safeguard quotas imposed on textile and textile products from China.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by January 18, 2005 regarding a "commercial availability" petition it received under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA), and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) on behalf of Texollini, Inc.:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the 2005 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for qualifying ethyl alcohol from the Caribbean countries and Insular Possessions as provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter I.
In the December 15, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 51), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on a reticulated foam filter ring, (b) proposing to modify a classification ruling on fruits and an herb preserved in acetic acid, and (c) modifying a classification ruling on a feather "duster" tickler. CBP states that it is also revoking, or proposing to revoke, any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
On December 20, 2004, President Bush issued Proclamation 7857 in order to implement the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (UAFTA). (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/23/04 news, 04122305, for BP summary announcing the issuance of Proclamation 7857.)
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) notice and CBP sources, the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) filing of entries for goods eligible for U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (UAFTA) duty benefits is not available at this time due to ongoing system programming for the UAFTA.