On September 7, 2004, the President signed Proclamation 7808 in order to make various changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) with respect to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Acceleration Act of 2004 (AGOA III), the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice reminding filers about the correct use of the special value fields for antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty entries.
In the September 8, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 37), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on certain DVDs, and (b) revoking a classification ruling on certain nonwoven man-made material for use in blood filtration. 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 September 7, 2004, the President signed Proclamation 7808 in order to make various changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) with respect to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Acceleration Act of 2004 (AGOA III), the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the Reconciliation Prototype has been expanded to allow post-entry importation claims arising under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (UCFTA). (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/03/04 news, 04090305, for BP summary of this expansion.) (CBP notice, dated 09/03/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/cargo_summary/reconciliation/benefits_recon_chile.ctt/benefits_recon_chile.doc)
On September 7, 2004, the President signed Proclamation 7808 in order to make various changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) with respect to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Acceleration Act of 2004 (AGOA III), the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), etc.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has instituted an investigation (No. 1205-6) on proposed modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. (HTS), pursuant to 19 USC 3005.
Washingtonpost.com quotes U.S. Commerce undersecretary Grant Aldonas as stating that American manufacturing groups are expected to file China safeguard petitions on certain apparel from China scheduled to be quota-free for exports January 1, 2005 and after as early as the week beginning September 13, 2004. The article states the undersecretary remarked that the administration is prepared to impose restrictions ahead of a rush of Chinese goods expected next year. According to the undersecretary, the petitions would likely seek limits on knit shirts and twill trousers. (washingtonpost.com ,dated 09/13/04, available at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17155-2004Sep12.html.)
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice stating that, effective September 13, 2004, certain textile and apparel articles from Tanzania are eligible for duty-free treatment under the "handloomed, handmade, and folklore articles" provision of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice requesting comments on a list of goods whose duties may be increased in the event the U.S. cannot reach agreement with the European Union (EU) for adequate compensation owed under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules as a result of EU enlargement and EU changes to its rice import regime.