On March 4, 2004, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 1047, the "Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003."
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Commerce Department have both issued notices announcing the results of the April 21, 2004 meeting of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) meeting. Highlights of these results include (partial list):
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a press release with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announcing that on April 18, 2004 a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) dedicated lane was opened southbound at the Champlain, NY/Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec border crossing. (CBP Press Release, dated 04/19/04, available at http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/newsroom/releases/2004/0419fast-e.html)
U.S. government sources state that the International Trade Commission (ITC) has decided to delay the posting of a revised 2004 electronic Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. (HTS Revision 1).
On March 4, 2004, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 1047, the "Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003."
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated antidumping (AD) duty investigations of bottle-grade polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin from India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand, and countervailing (CV) duty investigations of subject merchandise from India and Thailand.
On March 4, 2004, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 1047, the "Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003."
On March 4, 2004, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 1047, the "Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003."
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty investigations of live swine from Canada.
In the April 14, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 16), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke or modify three classification rulings on upper body garments similar to sleeveless tank styles, (b) proposing to revoke two classification rulings on certain soapstone fireplaces and cookstoves, and (c) modifying one classification ruling regarding certain woven place mats. 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.