U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final rule, effective September 6, 2006, that adopts, with some changes, a 2003 interim final rule that amended 19 CFR Parts 10, 163 and 178 for the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA).
CBP CROSS Rulings
CBP issues binding advance rulings in connection with the importation of merchandise into the United States. They issue the rulings to give the trade community transparency of how CBP will treat a prospective import or carrier transaction. Common rulings include the tariff classification, country of origin, or free trade agreement applicability of merchandise, among other things. These rulings are available in CBP's Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) database.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that it has received a petition submitted under 19 USC 1516 on behalf of the U.S. Beet Sugar Anticircumvention Coalition (USBSAC) requesting the reclassification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) of certain sugar beet thick juice.
In the August 30, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 36), CBP issued notices modifying one classification ruling and revoking one classification ruling on certain batteries and battery chargers. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
In the August 23, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 35), CBP issued a notice proposing to revoke or modify 12 classification rulings on babies' dresses with coordinating diaper covers. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical merchandise.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final rule that effective September 6, 2006, adopts, with some changes, a 2003 interim final rule that amended 19 CFR Parts 10, 163, and 178 for the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA).
CBP has posted to its Web site a notice announcing the opening of the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on cotton fibers as provided for in HTS Chapter 52, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 10 for the period September 11, 2006 through September 10, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Port of Chicago has issued a Pipeline regarding the certification required under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for imports of chemical substances in bulk or mixtures.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its countervailing (CV) duty administrative review of certain pasta from Turkey for the period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2004.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final rule, effective September 6, 2006, which adopts as final, with some changes, interim amendments to 19 CFR Parts 10, 163, and 178, which were published on March 25, 2003 as T.D. 03-16, to implement the trade benefit provisions for designated Andean countries contained in the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA).
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued an interim rule which will amend 7 CFR Parts 319 and 354, effective November 24, 2006, by removing the exemptions from agricultural quarantine and inspection (AQI) user fees for commercial vessels, commercial trucks, commercial railroad cars, commercial aircraft, and international air passengers, which enter the U.S. from Canada.