The Commerce Department's Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has issued its October 2003 Textiles and Apparel Import Report, which includes statistics on general imports (both quota and non-quota) of cotton, wool, man-made fiber, silk blend, and non-cotton vegetable fiber textiles and apparel.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has amended its amended final results of the antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of gray portland cement and clinker from Mexico for the period of August 1, 1994 through July 31, 1995 as there is now a final and conclusive Extraordinary Challenge Committee (ECC) decision in this case with regard to CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. (CEMEX) and GCC Cemento, S.A. de C.V. (GCCC).
CBP has announced the 2004 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on Swiss or Emmentaler cheese, subject to agriculture licensing, provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 25.
On December 30, 2003, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a news release which details several additional protection measures that are intended to further strengthen protections against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its final results of the antidumping (AD) duty new shipper review of certain non-frozen apple juice concentrate (apple juice concentrate) from China for the period of June 1, 2002 through November 30, 2002. The ITA states that this review concerns Yantai Golden Tide Fruits & Vegetable Food Co. Ltd. (Golden Tide).
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty administrative reviews
CBP has announced the 2004 tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for agricultural products described in HTS Chapter 99 Subchapter X, U.S. Notes 3 through 12 with respect to the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
The State Department has issued a notice stating that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Homeland Security, has amended the designation of Jaish e-Mohammed and of Lashkar e-Tayyiba pursuant to Executive Order 13224 to add various names as aliases (listed in the notice). (Public Notice 4560, FR Pub 12/23/03, available at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/pdf/03-31569.pdf)
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued two notices announcing that, following receipt of requests from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), it has instituted investigations regarding the probable economic effects of the proposed U.S.-Andean Countries Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the proposed U.S.-Panama FTA.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a final rule which amends the Customs Regulations effective January 5, 2004 regarding the advance electronic presentation of information pertaining to cargo (sea, air, rail, or truck) prior to its being brought into, or sent from, the U.S. (See final rule for compliance dates for each transportation mode.)