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 Journal of Commerce reports that the DHS Bureau of Transportation and Security Directorate (BTS) Container Working Group, which is working on "secure systems of transportation" and container seals and locks, is thinking about leveraging DHS' scarce assets, including whether the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA's) known-shipper program can somehow help the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). The article notes that the CWG intends to present the results of its work to the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) and obtain input from technology providers. (JoC dated 05/17-23/04, www.joc.com.)
The ITC has posted to its Web site a list of corrections to the printed and electronic versions of the 2004 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. (HTS) in order to correct known errors discovered after the issuance of the January 1, 2004 HTS.
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a general exclusion order, two limited exclusion orders, and cease and desist orders in its Section 337 investigation of certain agricultural vehicles and components thereof (Inv. 337-TA-487). The ITC has also announced that this investigation is terminated.
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 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.
On May 11, 2004, the Senate passed S. 1637, the Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act by a vote of 92 yeas to 5 nays. According to Congressional sources, S. 1637 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to comply with the World Trade Organization (WTO) rulings on the Foreign Sales Corporation/Extraterritorial Income Tax (FSC/ETI) benefit. (See ITT's Online Archives or 03/01/04 news, 04030105, for BP summary on the EU's imposition of additional duties on selected U.S. products due to its dispute with the U.S. over the FSC/ETI tax regime.)(Congressional Record dated 05/11/04, http://thomas.loc.gov/r108/r108d11my4.html.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has published in the Federal Register the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) binational panel's decision, issued April 19, 2004, in its review of the final results of the affirmative antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) threat of injury re-determination on remand made by the International Trade Commission (ITC) with respect to certain softwood lumber products from Canada (Secretariat File No. USA-CDA-2002-1904-07).
According to two U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Electronic Bulletin Board (CEBB) notices, on April 19, 2004, the International Trade Commission (ITC) notified the International Trade Administration (ITA) of its final negative injury determination in the antidumping (AD) duty investigations of wax and wax/resin thermal transfer ribbon (TTR) from France and Japan.
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.