The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice announcing the aggregate quantity of apparel that is eligible to receive duty-free treatment under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) when made from ATPDEA beneficiary country (i.e., Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, or Peru) fabric, fabric components, or components knit-to-shape, etc. from ATPDEA/U.S. yarns, as specified in HTS 9821.11.25 and U.S. notes 3(d) and 3(e) to Subchapter XXI below:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing the 2004/2005 aggregate cap for apparel made from African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) fabric and/or AGOA/U.S. yarn (HTS 9819.11.09 and 9819.11.12) and the "third country" sublimit for apparel made from any fabric or yarn (HTS 9819.11.12). (See today's ITT, 04092410, for BP summary of CITA's notice announcing this aggregate cap and sublimit.) (QBT-04-539, dated 09/22/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/QBT2004/2004_539.ctt/2004_539.doc)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its instructions for claiming the new benefits available under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Acceleration Act of 2004 (Public Law (P.L.) 108-274), for eligible textiles and apparel entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 13, 2004.
On August 27, 2004, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) reversed the September 2003 Court of International Trade (CIT) decision in Russ Berrie & Company, Inc. v. U.S. The CAFC ruledthat certain holiday-themed jewelry is not properly classified under HTS 9505 (duty-free) as "festive articles".
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice announcing the 2004/2005 quantities of apparel made from African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) fabric and/or AGOA/U.S. yarn, or apparel made from any fabric or yarn, that are eligible to receive duty-free treatment under the AGOA pursuant to HTS 9819.11.09 and/or 9819.11.12 as amended1by the AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 (AGOA III):
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted to its Web site the draft preliminary report for its investigation (No. 1205-6) on proposed modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing the opening of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on raw cane sugar as provided for in HTS Chapter 17, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 5 for the period October 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005. According to CBP, this TRQ opens on October 1, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. EDT or its equivalent in other time zones.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determinations that certain tissue paper products and certain crepe paper products from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site notices announcing the opening of the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on cotton and cotton card strips provided for under HTS Chapter 52, Additional U.S. Notes (AUSNs) 5 and 9, respectively, for the period September 20, 2004 through September 19, 2005. According to CBP, these TRQs opened on September 20, 2004 at 1:00 p.m. EDT, or its equivalent in other time zones.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site information on its new Electronic Certification System (eCERT) that will use electronic data transmissions of information normally associated with a required export document, such as a license or certificate, to facilitate the administration of quotas (e.g., tariff preference levels (TPLs) and tariff rate quotas (TRQs)).