On December 10, 2004, President Bush issued Presidential Proclamation 7853 in order to designate Burkina Faso as an African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) beneficiary country.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the 2005 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on milk and cream, fluid or frozen, fresh or sour, provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 5 will open on Monday, January 3, 2005 at 12 noon E.S.T., or its equivalent in other time zones.
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).
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have signed an agreement to create the world's biggest free-trade area, which aims to remove all tariffs by 2010 and is a critical step in their vision of creating an ASEAN Community trade bloc by 2020. (WSJ Pub 11/30/04, www.wsj.com)
In the December 8, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 50), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to modify a classification ruling on silymarin (milk thistle) and leucoanthocyanin, and (b) revoking or modifying three classification rulings on certain hats of fine animal. 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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the 2005 tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on olives as provided for in HTS Chapter 7, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 5; Chapter 20, Additional Note 4; and headings in Chapter 20.
(a) ZG continues to have a de minimis AD margin, which is 0.07% in the final determination; liquidation continues to not be suspended; AD cash deposits or the posting of a bond will continue to not be required for ZG as exporter and producer.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a request for comments concerning the U.S.' intention to initiate free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.
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).
In the December 1, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 49), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on men's short sleeve oversized nylon pullover garments, and (b) proposing to revoke or modify four classification rulings on certain extruded polyethylene or polypropylene mesh or plastic. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.