The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has issued a press release announcing the outcome of the 2008 Generalized System of Preferences Product and Country Eligibility Practices Review (2008 Annual GSP Review).
The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain tow behind lawn groomers and certain parts thereof from China.
In the June 12, 2009 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 43, No. 24), CBP published a notice proposing to modify one ruling and revoke a treatment regarding elastomeric yarn and DR-CAFTA eligibility, as follows:
The International Trade Data System website has posted U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) proposal for addressing Participating Government Agency concerns regarding third party sharing, that was included as part of the May 7, 2009 ITDS Legal Policy meeting. (Proposal, available at http://www.itds.gov/linkhandler/itds/toolbox/library/resource_documents/third_party_agent.ctt/third_party_agent.pdf)
The International Trade Administration has issued the final results of its antidumping duty new shipper review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam for the period of February 1, 2007 through January 31, 2008.
The International Trade Administration has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping duty administrative reviews:
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective May 22, 2009, which recalibrates export controls on uncooled thermal imaging cameras to address security and competitiveness issues.
On May 12, 2009, the Consumer Product Safety Commission held a public forum on the upcoming Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA1) "tracking label" requirement for children's products, which is currently scheduled to take effect August 14, 2009.2
The International Trade Administration has issued preliminary results of administrative reviews for ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom for the period May 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008.
In the April 24, 2009 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin, CBP published a notice modifying a ruling and revoking a treatment as follows: