U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a February 24, 2005 guidance document for the Pilot Bond Centralization Program entitled "Latest News and Developments." Many of the changes discussed in this document are effective immediately.
The U.S. Census Bureau (Census) has issued a proposed rule to amend the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations (FTSR, 15 CFR Part 30)1 in order to require mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System (AES) or AESDirect for all shipments where a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) is currently required, etc.
The U.S. Census Bureau (Census) has issued a proposed rule to amend the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations (FTSR, 15 CFR Part 30)1 in order to require mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System (AES) or AESDirect for all shipments where a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) is currently required, etc.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule, effective February 7, 2005, that corrects its December 9, 2004 final rule that requires the establishment and maintenance of records by certain persons (unless excepted) who manufacture, import, process, pack, transport, distribute, receive, or hold food in the U.S.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a notice announcing that, beginning April 1, 2005, it will suspend the importation of craft items from China that contain wooden logs, limbs, branches or twigs greater than 1 centimeter in diameter and have intact bark.
The U.S. Census Bureau (Census) has issued a proposed rule to amend the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations (FTSR, 15 CFR Part 30)1 in order to require mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System (AES) or AESDirect for all shipments where a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) is currently required, etc.
SES Global showed a decrease in revenue for 2004 to $1.4 billion, from $1.6 billion the previous year, due to a weak exchange rate with the U.S. dollar, the company said. Profit increased to $301 million, from $268 million in 2003.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a final rule, effective March 21, 2005, which amends 7 CFR Part 319 regarding the importation of wheat from regions affected with Karnal bunt.
The U.S. Census Bureau (Census) has issued a proposed rule to amend the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations (FTSR, 15 CFR Part 30)1 in order to require mandatory filing of export information through the Automated Export System (AES) or AESDirect for all shipments where a Shipper's Export Declaration (SED) is currently required, etc.
Russia, Pakistan and Ukraine should be placed on the USTR’s “Special 301” list of egregious copyright pirates, said the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA). The group suggested 64 more countries - including Argentina, Indonesia and Thailand - should also be closely watched by the USTR. According to the IIPA, copyright violations from the group cost U.S. companies $13.4 billion in 2004. “The annual Special 301 process is designed to shape U.S. policies to ensure the protection and expansion of U.S. jobs and U.S. economic growth through the effective protection of intellectual property,” said IIPA Pres. Eric Smith. “Those jobs and growth continue to be threatened when the countries highlighted in the report fail to take action to curb copyright piracy, including that perpetrated by criminal syndicates, which is a form of economic crime.”