U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued two ABI administrative messages announcing that its most recent Harmonized System (HS) updates contain:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message announcing that certain Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) refunds with liquidation dates of 10/01/04 and 10/15/04 were erroneously overpaid interest. This problem was the result of an error in the CBP administrative accounting system, which has been resolved. According to CBP, the CBP National Finance Center will be issuing bills for any erroneous overpayments to the recipients of those refunds. CBP adds that ACH refunds with liquidation dates of 10/08/04 and 10/22/04 reflect the correct amounts. (Adm: 04-2310, dated 10/27/04, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2004/2004-2310.ADM)
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by November 10, 2004 regarding two "commercial availability" petitions1 it received under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) on behalf of Jaclyn, Inc. of New York, NY:
According to a Commerce Department Fact Sheet, on October 22, 2004 the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) determined that the U.S. market for socks (categories 332/432 and 632 part (pt)) is being disrupted and there is a threat of further disruption due to imports from China.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site its instructions for the global tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for specialty sugar.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message stating that it will make future changes to the Automated Commercial System (ACS) to automate the reporting of diamond certificate numbers (aka 'Kimberly Process certificate' numbers) for certain diamond tariff numbers.
CBP has posted to its Web site its "critical list" of textiles and apparel subject to import quotas with entered quantities 85% or more filled as of October 18, 2004. CBP states that this "critical list" may be used by CBP as a reference for releasing quota merchandise "off line" when the Automated Commercial System (ACS) is down for longer than four hours. CBP notes that textile and apparel merchandise for Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) countries cannot be released "off line" until it is processed through quota. CBP further notes that if the system is down for more than 24 hours, Headquarters Quota Branch should be contacted for further instructions. CBP also states that merchandise subject to tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) that are filled, may be released if entered under the "over quota" (high) rate of duty. (CBP's critical list, dated 10/18/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/textile_critical_list/)
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 Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by November 4, 2004 regarding a "commercial availability" petition it received under the U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) on behalf of Bernette Textile Co., LLC of New York, NY:
In the October 13, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 42), CBP issued notices: (a) revoking or modifying two classification rulings on certain towelettes, (b) revoking a classification ruling on calibration lamps, and (c) revoking a classification ruling on aero-derivative gas turbines. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.