CBP Administrative
Messages,
Web Postings, Etc.
1. Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Report as of
December 10, 2007
U.S. Customs and
Border Protection has issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference
level commodity report as of December 10, 2007. This report includes TRQs on
various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa
products, tobacco, certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, SFTA, UAFTA
(AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes
the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and
UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the
TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP’s
weekly TRQ/TPL commodity report, dated 12/10/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
2. CBP Updates HTS Numbers for FDA
Indicator Flags Effective 12/10
CBP has issued
an ABI administrative message announcing that effective December 10, 2007, the
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers have been updated with new Food
and Drug Administration indicator flags:
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Now FD1
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Now FD2
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2846.90.8000
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3914.00.2000
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2924.19.1150
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3914.00.6000
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5911.90.0080
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9021.10.0090
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CBP recommends
that filers query these HTS numbers to get the correct information for their
entries.
(FDA has
previously explained that FD1 indicates that the article may be subject to FDA
jurisdiction, including FDA review under Section 801(a) of the Federal Food
Drug and Cosmetic Act (Act). For
products not subject to FDA jurisdiction, a filer can “Disclaim” product from
FDA 801(a) notification requirements.
FD2 indicates that
the article is under FDA jurisdiction and review of entry information by FDA
under section 801(a) of the Act will take place. However, the article is not “food” for which
Prior Notice information is required.)
(Adm: 07-0268, dated 12/10/07, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/admmsgs/2007/07-0268.html)
3. 2008 TRQs on Certain Agricultural
Products from Israel Open January 2
CBP has posted
three notices announcing that the 2008 "low-duty" TRQs for
agricultural products from Israel (certain butter, fresh or sour cream, dried
milk, and peanuts) provided for in HTS
Chapter 99, Subchapter VIII, U.S. Notes 3 , 4 and 6, will open on January 2,
2008 with the following low-duty quantities:
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TRQ
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U.S. Note
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Aggregate Quantity
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HTS 9908.04.01 (butter, fresh or sour cream)
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3
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466,000 kg
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HTS 9908.04.03 (dried milk)
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4
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1,304,000 kg
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HTS 9908.12.01 (peanuts)
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6
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131,000 kg
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(See CBP notice
for list of applicable HTS numbers (for both the low-duty and high-duty rates)
and special instructions on duty-free treatment under the U.S.-Israel Agreement
on Trade in Agricultural Products, etc.)
According to CBP
sources, CBP will soon be issuing notices on additional TRQs for agricultural
products from Israel (i.e., cheese and ice cream).
(See ITT's Online Archives or 12/03/07 news,
(Ref: 07120325), for BP summary announcing that the ITC has instituted an
investigation and scheduled a hearing on U.S. agricultural trade and the
probable economic effect of conducting such trade in a free trade environment.)
(QBT-07-574,
QBT-07-575, and QBT-07-577, dated 12/06/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2007/)
Published in ITT on December 12, 2007 | [Ref: 07121245] |
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