In Arthur C. Schick, III and Schick International Forwarding, Inc., v. U.S., the Court of International Trade ruled it had no authority to grant relief to Arthur Schick under 19 USC 1641(g) (Triennial reports by customs brokers) on the claim that his Customs broker's license was revoked without the observance of the proper procedures. On the remaining claims filed on behalf of the Plaintiff, the CIT cited the court's lack of jurisdiction on the subject matter.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection previously issued a general notice announcing that the 2008 annual user fee of $138 assessed for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by February 15, 2008.
In the January 9, 2008 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 42, No. 3), CBP published a notice proposing to modify seven rulings, revoke 16 rulings, and revoke a treatment as follows:
The International Trade Commission has issued a press release stating that it has determined to revoke the existing countervailing duty order on stainless steel bar from Italy, and the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel bar from France, Germany, Italy, Korea, and the United Kingdom.
In the January 2, 2008 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 42, No. 2), CBP published a notice modifying a classification ruling and revoking a treatment as follows:
In the December 19, 2007 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin(Vol. 41, No. 52), CBP published a notice proposing to modify a ruling and revoke treatment as follows:
American Shipper reports that the energy bill signed into law by President Bush on December 19, 2007 includes provisions promoting short sea shipping of both freight and passengers to mitigate landside congestion. (American Shipper, dated 12/20/07, www.americanshipper.com)
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a final rule, effective June 19, 2007, which amends the Export Administration Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 742, 743, 744, 748, 750 and 758 to revise and clarify U.S. licensing requirements and licensing policy on exports and reexports to China, among other things.
On December 11, 2007, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3890, the Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2007, which would reinstate duty-free benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences for certain India and Thailand gold jewelry, amend the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act (BFDA) of 2003 to impose import sanctions on Burmese mined or extracted jadeite and rubies, and articles of jewelry (jewelry/articles) containing same, etc.
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing 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.