The Journal of Commerce reports that the American Trucking Association is warning that there is already a shortage of 20,000 drivers in long-haul trucking that could increase to 111,000 by 2014 if current trends continue. The article notes that the shortage is worsened by security and safety measures established during the last few years. (JoC, dated 06/27/05, www.joc.com.)
The International Trade Administration (ITA) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) have issued notices, each initiating automatic five-year sunset reviews on the above-listed antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of stainless steel flanges from India for the period of February 1, 2003 through January 31, 2004.
In the July 6, 2005 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 28), CBP issued a notice revoking a classification ruling on oil pan drain plugs. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in this notice.
In the June 29, 2005 and July 6, 2005 issues of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 27 and 28), CBP issued notices (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on steel step cans, and (b) proposing to modify a classification ruling on drawer pulls. 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.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a press release stating that on June 21, 2005, a majority of Commissioners voted to revoke the existing antidumping (AD) duty orders on stainless steel sheet and strip from France and United Kingdom (ITA case numbers A-427-814 and A-412-818, respectively).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of June 27, 2005. 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, UAFTA and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA (CFTA) tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report, dated 06/27/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
In the June 22, 2005 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 26), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke or modify two classification rulings on silymarin (milk thistle) and leucoanthocyanin, and (b) revoking treatment accorded flame cut nonalloy steel circles. 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.
In the June 22, 2005 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 26), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to modify a classification ruling on certain disposable coveralls, and (b) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on a plastic-coated leather cosmetics bag. 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.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period.