In the January 7, 2004 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 38, No. 2), CBP issued a notice proposing to modify a classification ruling regarding certain knit camisoles. 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 Journal of Commerce (JoC) has reported that a group known as the West Coast Marine Terminal Operators has announced a plan to pay for and install radio frequency identification tags on each of the estimated 30,000 trucks that haul containers in and out of West Coast terminals, with the system possibly being ready for use in March 2004. According to JoC, these tags would transmit information specifically related to the truck itself. (JoC, dated 12/22/03-01/04/04, www.joc.com)
Broker Power provides quota prices on a monthly basis for certain textile and apparel categories from the People's Republic of China (China) that are publicly traded. (These publicly traded quota prices have been provided by a Hong Kong quota broker.)
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a press release on its remand determination in response to a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Panel's decision regarding the final determination in the countervailing (CV) duty investigation on softwood lumber from Canada (C-122-839).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has amended its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished from China for the period of June 1, 1997 through May 31, 1998 as there is now a final and conclusive court decision with respect to Luoyang Bearing Factory (Luoyang) and Premier Bearing and Equipment, Ltd. (Premier).
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a notice announcing the scheduling of, among other things, a public hearing and the deadlines for submitting public comments in connection with its report on market conditions for certain wool articles in 2003-2004.
The Journal of Commerce (JoC) has reported that the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Mexican trucks should be subject to environmental reviews before being allowed to travel on U.S. roads. According to JoC, such trucks have been unable to operate in the U.S. because of a ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that environmental reviews must be completed before the trucks are allowed into the U.S. (JoC 12/22/03 - 01/04/04, www.joc.com)
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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site the October 2003 Customs broker exam and answer key.
Public Announcementson Significant Security Risks are a means to disseminate information about terrorist threats or certain other relatively short-term and/or transnational conditions. The following has been issued since BP's most recent update: