According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources, the duty- and quota-free Tariff Preference Level (TPL) for certain non-underwear T-shirts made in one or more USTR-listed U.S.-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) beneficiary countries and entered under HTS 9820.11.12 filled on June 23, 2005 at 9:56 a.m.
On March 30, 2005, President Bush submitted to Congress a request for the extension of trade promotion authority (TPA) procedures for an additional two years, until July 1, 2007.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice stating that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel (DSP) has been established at the request of Canada to examine whether the U.S. has implemented the recommendations and rulings of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in a dispute involving the International Trade Administration's (ITA's) antidumping (AD) duty determination for certain softwood lumber products from Canada.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice stating that a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel (DSP) has been established at the request of Canada to examine whether the U.S. has implemented the recommendations and rulings of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) in a dispute involving the International Trade Commission's (ITC's) antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) injury investigations of certain softwood lumber products from Canada.
On June 30, 2005, the Senate passed S. 1307, a bill to implement the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement. Washington Trade Daily reports that CAFTA implementation legislation faces a tougher battle in the House of Representatives. (Congressional Record, dated 06/30/05, available at http://thomas.loc.gov/r109/r109d30jn5.html; WTD dated 07/01/05, www.washingtontradedaily.com.)
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has instituted an investigation, at the request of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), on the probable effect of proposed modifications to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) rules of origin for certain articles from Canada and Mexico, as U.S. negotiators have recently reached agreement in principle with these countries on such proposed modifications.
On February 9, 2005, President Bush issued Proclamation 7870 in order to modify the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) rules of origin for certain products.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing its determination that in 2004 Chile did not have a trade surplus in sugar, sugar-containing products, and high fructose corn syrup, and as a result, was a net importer1of these products for 2004.
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) recently issued a notice correcting the 2004 - 2013 staged duty rates for twenty-six 8-digit HTS numbers for originating goods of Chile under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (UCFTA, CFTA).
The Washington File reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that a second case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in the U.S. The Washington Post reports that there is no indication that the Texas animal was imported. (Washington File Pub 06/24/05, available at http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2005&m=June&x=20050624171239AKllennoCcM0.8347132&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html ; WP, 06/25/05, www.washingtonpost.com )