Effective January 2, 2006, the International Trade Administration (ITA) is revoking the antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders on hard red spring wheat from Canada and terminating the suspension of liquidation.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a proposed rule that would allow pink and red tomatoes grown in approved registered production sites in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama to be imported in the U.S. without treatment. 7 CFR 319.56-2dd sets forth administrative instructions allowing the import of tomatoes from countries where the Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly, Ceratitis capitata) is present. The proposed rule would add a new paragraph at 7 CFR 319.56-2dd(f) to set forth administrative instructions concerning the import of such tomatoes from these countries. Written comments must be received on or before April 7, 2006. (D/N APHIS-2006-0009, FR Pub 02/06/06, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/E6-1553.pdf)
Effective June 2, 2005, the International Trade Administration (ITA) is revoking the antidumping (AD) duty order on certain internal combustion industrial forklift trucks from Japan, as the International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that revocation of this AD duty order would not be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the U.S. within a reasonably foreseeable time.
In the February 1, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 6), CBP issued a notice proposing to revoke two classification rulings on a radiotelephony base station cabinet and a noise-limiting hood. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) and the Agriculture Secretary have issued a statement regarding the World Trade Organization's (WTO's) preliminary finding that the European Union (EU) has a de facto moratorium on agricultural biotechnology products that is inconsistent with WTO rules. In their statement, the USTR and the Agriculture Secretary contend that agricultural biotechnology is a safe and beneficial technology that deserves timely, transparent and scientific review by the EU. (USTR/USDA statement, dated 02/07/06, available at http://www.ustr.gov/Document_Library/Press_Releases/2006/February/US_Trade_Representative_Rob_Portman_US_Agriculture_Secretary_Mike_Johanns_on_Agricultural_Biotechnology_the_WTO.html)
American Shipper reports that in President Bush's proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2007, which was sent to Congress and made public on February 6, 2006, funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would be up 6% from the budget request from last year, with most of the difference earmarked for immigration enforcement and emergency preparedness. The article reports that requested funding would stay flat, compared with the budget request for last year, for border security programs such as the Container Security Initiative (CSI) and the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). (AS, dated 02/07/06, www.americanshipper.com )
In the February 1, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 6), CBP issued a notice revoking one classification ruling on a certain silk capelet. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
According to International Trade Administration (ITA) sources, the antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty orders on hard red spring wheat from Canada will be revoked, effective January 2, 2006. These sources state that notice of these revocations is expected to be published in the Federal Register in the coming weeks.
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.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of an antidumping (AD) duty changed circumstances review of the AD order on certain cased pencils from China.