The Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (CITA) has published a notice denying a petition submitted by S. Schwab Company, Inc., which had alleged that smooth, round cut 10-wale per inch (4-wale per centimeter) 100% cotton corduroy fabric for use in apparel articles, classified in HTS 5801.22.90, could not be supplied by the domestic industry in commercial quantities in a timely manner.
On May 5, 2004, the House Ways and Means Committee amended and ordered reported (i.e., approved) H.R. 4103, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Acceleration Act of 2004. (This bill is often referred to as "AGOA III.")
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule, effective May 4, 2004, which amends 15 CFR Part 774 to correct the description of certain precursor chemicals on the Commerce Control List (CCL) to make it consistent with the list of "Schedule 2" chemicals under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).
On May 5, 2004, the House Ways and Means Committee amended and ordered reported (i.e., approved) H.R. 4103, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Acceleration Act of 2004. (This bill is often referred to as "AGOA III.")
In the May 5, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 19), CBP issued notices: (a) revoking two classification rulings on certain metal couplings and connectors; and (b) revoking a classification ruling regarding plastic identification badges. 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 Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) held a quarterly meeting on April 2, 2004 in Washington, DC to discuss and receive updates from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials on various trade and customs issues.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the low-duty Tariff Preference Level (TPL) (1) for Mexico filled on April 27, 2004 at 1:57 p.m eastern time.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted notice to the Pilot Bond Centralization Program section of its Web site stating that in order to expedite the processing of continuous bonds, a fax number, telephone number, and the 3-digit broker filer code should be provided on bond applications. (Notice available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/communications_to_industry/pilot_program/.)
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the low-duty Tariff Preference Level (TPL) (2) for Mexico filled on April 21, 2004 at 3:21 p.m.
On March 4, 2004, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 1047, the "Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003."