The National Institute of Standards and Technology posts drafts and changes to foreign technical regulations for manufactured products which may be considered technical barriers to trade and are therefore required to be reported to the World Trade Organization, which distributes the information to WTO Member countries.
The International Trade Administration is implementing a pilot program from July 1 through September 30, 2010 to test an electronic system for submitting documents in certain antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings, entitled Import Administration’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS).
Export.Gov issued a notice on June 3, 2010 stating that effective August 1, 2010, 100% of cargo flown on passenger aircraft originating in the U.S. must be screened as required by the 9/11 Commission Act.
The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative antidumping duty determination that certain steel grating from China is being, or is likely to be, sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ADD/CVD message which contains adjusted antidumping duty rates under the International Trade Administration's amended preliminary affirmative AD duty determination on certain seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe from China
The International Trade Administration has made a final affirmative countervailing duty determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain steel grating from China.
The Department of Energy announced that three manufacturers -- Aspen Manufacturing, Inc., Summit Manufacturing, and Advanced Distributor Products -- must stop distributing 61 heat pump models and 1 air conditioner model that DOE has determined do not comply with federal energy conservation standards, based on the certification information that was submitted.
The Foreign Agriculture Service issued the following GAIN reports:
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet announcing its affirmative final determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of certain wire decking from China.
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls has updated its guidance regarding General Correspondence requests to amend existing International Traffic in Arms authorizations (i.e., DSP licenses or agreements) due to U.S. entity name/address and/or registration code changes.