In the October 6, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 41), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on certain combination stereos incorporating a dual cassette deck, and (b) revoking a classification ruling on textile pillow covers with zipper closures. CBP states that it is also revoking, or proposing to revoke, any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
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 Washington Trade Daily (WTD) has reported that the House of Representatives has passed the conference version of HR 4520, which would repeal the World Trade Organization (WTO)-illegal Foreign Sales Corporation/Extraterritorial Income Act (FSC/ETI). According to WTD, the Senate is expected to act on HR 4520 on October 8th or 9th. (See ITT's Online Archives or 10/08/04 news, 04100899 1, for BP summary of the Conference Committee's approval of HR 4520.) (WTD Pub 10/08/04, www.washingtontradedaily.com)
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 antidumping (AD) duty orders and countervailing (CV) duty order.
In the September 29, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 40), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to modify a classification ruling on a feather "duster" tickler, and (b) revoking a classification ruling on certain laser units for barcode scanners. CBP states that it is also revoking, or proposing to revoke, any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the Customs Electronic Bulletin Board (CEBB) is being systematically migrated into CBP's Web site (www.cbp.gov), and that the CEBB URL will become invalid in the near future.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews of heavy forged hand tools, finished or unfinished, with or without handles (heavy forged hand tools) from China for the period of February 1, 2002 through January 31, 2003.
(a) Venus has a de minimis rate of 0.06%; no cash deposits will be collected.
In the September 8, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 37), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke a classification ruling on certain DVDs, and (b) revoking a classification ruling on certain nonwoven man-made material for use in blood filtration. CBP states that it is also revoking, or proposing to revoke, any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.