In the August 24, 2005 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 35), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke two classification rulings on certain three-layer fabric and garments with activated carbon particles in one layer, and (b) announcing its grant of "Lever-Rule" protection for certain fax toner cartridges. 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 the proposed revocation notice.
The Bureau of Census (Census) has posted to its Web site the July 2005 edition of its AES Newsletter. Highlights of the articles in Census' July 2005 newsletter include:
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) duty orders.
According to a brief statement from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S.-China textile talks which took place in Beijing on August 30 and 31, 2005, will continue in Beijing for a third day on September 1, 2005.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a memorandum describing the terms of a new Harmonized System (HS) Explanatory Note (EN) for heading 4202 on certain containers with an outer surface of grain or split leather that has been coated with a thin layer of plastics or synthetic rubber.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made a preliminary affirmative antidumping (AD) duty determination that certain orange juice from Brazil is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
In the July 20, 2005 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 34), CBP issued a notice modifying a classification ruling on tertiarybutylamine. 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 August 10, 2005 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 33), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to modify a classification ruling on a carrying case, and (b) revoking a classification ruling of a plastic-coated leather cosmetics bag. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke, or is revoking, any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
In the August 10, 2005 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 39, No. 33), CBP issued notices proposing to revoke or modify eleven classification rulings with respect to certain synthetic "pumice stones" comprised of glass, plastic, or agglomerated stone. 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 this notice.
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."