The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a notice stating that at the request of Shunde Yongjian Housewares Co., Ltd. (Yongjian), a mandatory respondent in this investigation, it has postponed its final antidumping (AD) duty determination on floor-standing, metal-top ironing tables and certain parts thereof from China until no later than June 13, 2004.
The Washington Trade Daily (WTD) has reported that the Senate began debate on March 3, 2004 to repeal the current Foreign Sales Corporation/Extraterritorial Income Tax Exclusion (FSC/ETI) regime. According to Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Sen. Grassley, the FSC/ETI could be replaced with the Jumpstart Our Business Strength Act (JOBS Act) which would use all of the money from the repeal to provide a 3 point tax rate cut on income from U.S.-based manufacturing. (WTD Pub 03/04/04, www.washingtontradedaily.com, Sen. Grassley's press release dated 03/02/04, available at http://finance.senate.gov/press/Gpress/2004/prg030204.pdf)
According to a press release issued by the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, on March 4, 2004, the Senate passed its version of the Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2003.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its second version (dated March 1, 2004) of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and responses regarding its final rule requiring 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.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are developing a new security initiative aimed at identifying and catching possible terrorists before they board a U.S. bound plane. CBP Commissioner Bonner states that such a program could help avoid the kind of flight cancellations that happened in December over terrorist fears. Bonner added that the program would be voluntary and that they were considering seven specific sites. (WSJ, dated 03/01/04, www.wsj.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.
In the March 2, 2004 Federal Register, the International Trade Administration (ITA) issued a notice terminating the antidumping (AD) duty investigations of electrolytic manganese dioxide from Australia, Greece, Ireland, Japan, and South Africa.
The Commerce Department's Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) has issued its Major Shippers Textiles and Apparel Report, which contains selected general import statistics by date of import from the Census Bureau through December 31, 2003 by country and category (including merged and part category).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice that describes the three types of certificates of origin the Government of Singapore (Singapore) issues.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its first version (dated February 12, 2004) of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) on its final rule requiring 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.