In the May 19, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 21), CBP issued notices: (a) revoking a classification ruling on tennis briefs, and (b) revoking four classification rulings on paper trimmers. 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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice stating that the low-duty Tariff Preference Level (TPL) (3) for Mexico is due to expire on December 31, 2004, the date the Multifiber Arrangement expires.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of May 24, 2004. This report includes tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain JFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics under HTS 9902.51.11 & 9902.51.12, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report dated 05/24/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
In the May 19, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 21), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on a miniature gardening tool set, and (b) proposing to revoke two classification rulings regarding certain carbon-lined clothing and carbon-impregnated fabric. 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.
CBP Announces Upcoming Requirement for ACS Reporting of USDA License Number for HTS 1701.11.20 Sugar
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), as well as U.S. Department of Agriculture sources, CBP will soon require the ACS reporting of the license number for imported sugar classified under HTS 1701.11.20XX (currently only 1701.11.2000).
According to an editorial in The Journal of Commerce, a provision in the Senate's Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2004 (S. 2279) which would assess a fine of $5,000 per bill of lading for cargo left on a pier for more than five days is something that few believe will be included in any maritime security bill that emerges from Congress. (See today's ITT, 04052505, for BP summary of S. 2279.) (JoC dated 05/'10-16/04, www.joc.com.)
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule, effective May 17, 2004, that revises the appendices to its Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Regulations (7 CFR 6.20-6.37) for the 2004 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) year to reflect the cumulative annual transfers from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2 for certain dairy product import licenses permanently surrendered by licensees or revoked by the USDA. The Appendices also list Appendix 3 quantities. The three Appendices are described as follows:
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has issued a notice requesting public comments by June 16, 2004 regarding a "commercial availability" request it received under the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SFTA) from the government of Singapore:
In the May 12, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 20), CBP issued notices: (a) revoking a classification ruling on satellite radio receiver sets; (b) revoking a classification ruling regarding a radar apparatus that measures liquid levels; and (c) revoking or modifying three classification rulings on textile tool holders. 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.
The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has published a notice denying a petition submitted on behalf of Dillards, Inc. and BWA, Inc., which had alleged that certain 100% cotton woven flannel fabrics, made from 14 through 41 NM single ring-spun yarns of different colors, classified in HTS 5208.43.00, of 2 x 1 twill weave construction, weighing not more than 200 grams per square meter, for use in apparel articles, excluding gloves, could not be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.