The State Department has issued a notice stating that on January 10, 2007, it certified Madagascar and re-certified Nigeria as meeting the requirements of Section 609 of Public Law 101-162 for continued importation of shrimp into the U.S. (Nigeria's certification was previously withdrawn in 2004. See ITT's Online Archives or 02/12/04 news, 04021299 2 for previous summary on Nigeria.) (State Department media note, dated 01/10/07, available at www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2007/78564.htm)
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. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has issued a notice announcing the product and country practice petitions that are accepted for further review in the 2006 Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Annual Review, and setting forth the schedule for comments and public hearing on these petitions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the 2007 annual $125 user fee that is assessed for each Customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by January 19, 2007.
In the January 10, 2007 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 41, No. 3), CBP published a notice proposing to revoke one classification ruling as follows:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the 2007 annual $125 user fee that is assessed for each Customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by January 19, 2007.
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. The ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance.
The Kiplinger Letter's "Forecasts for Management Decisionmaking"reports that more antidumping (AD) cases on textiles, chemicals, office paper, steel products, etc. are expected, which will help offset pressure on domestic manufacturers. (The Kiplinger Letter, dated 12/06, availablefromBP by emailing documents@brokerpower.com)
The International Trade Administration (ITA) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) have each issued a notice initiating an automatic five-year Sunset Review on the antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders for low enriched uranium from France.
In the December 20, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 52), CBP published a notice proposing to revoke two classification rulings as follows: