The International Trade Administration (ITA) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) have issued various notices, each initiating automatic five-year Sunset Reviews on the above-listed antidumping (AD) duty orders.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the preliminarily results of its countervailing (CV) duty administrative reviews of low enriched uranium from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (UK) for the period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
Shippers' NewsWire reports that a new survey by the Computing Technology Industry Association indicates that deployment of radio frequency identification technology (RFID) continues to be hampered by a shortage of individuals skilled in the technology. The article states that among the companies that believe there is a talent shortage, 80% said that the lack of individuals skilled in RFID will impact adoption of the technology. (SNW dated 02/27/06, www.americanshipper.com.)
CBP has issued messages on a number of antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty actions, many of which (marked by an * in the action column) were previously published in the Federal Register by the International Trade Administration (ITA) and summarized in International Trade Today.
In the February 22, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 9), CBP issued a notice proposing to revoke a classification ruling on antimony trisulphide. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical merchandise.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a press release stating that on February 23, 2006, five out of six Commissioners voted to revoke the existing antidumping (AD) and/or countervailing (CV) duty orders on structural steel beams from Japan (A-588-852) and Korea (A-580-841 & C-580-842).
In the February 15, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 8), CBP issued a notice revoking two classification rulings on ceramic dinnerware "available in specified sets." CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical merchandise.
In the February 8, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionBulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 7), CBP issued notices: (a) detailing the dates and draft agenda for the 37th Session of the Harmonized System Committee (HSC), and (b) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on anodes and cathodes used in electrolysis. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
In November 2005, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a general notice advising Customs brokers that the Triennial Status Report Fee of $100 that is assessed for each license held by a broker whether it may be an individual, partnership, association, or corporation, is due during the month of February 2006 (i.e. by February 28, 2006) along with the corresponding status report.
In the February 8, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 7), CBP issued a notice revoking a classification ruling on sapphire wafers. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical merchandise.