| March 5, 2010 | USTR - GSP Update USTR Lists the Country/Tariff Number Pairs That May Lose/Gain GSP on July 1st
Due to CNLs
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| February 2, 2010 | ISF Frequently Asked Questions This link is the most recent (1-28-10) FAQ regarding ISF - Importer Security Filing. It contains a wealth of information and answers just about any ISF question.
http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/cargo_security/carriers/security_filing/10_2faq.ctt/10_2faq.doc
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| January 29, 2010 | Duty Refund Opportunity-Product Safety PRODUCT SAFETY DUTY REFUND OPPORTUNITY |
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| January 13, 2010 | ISF-The honeymoon is over! ISF-THIS IS A MUST READ! |
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| December 28, 2009 | "First Sale", CPSC Registration & Confidential Treatment
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| December 24, 2009 | C-TPAT: A Guide to Program Benefits
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| December 23, 2009 | Senate Passes One Year Extension of GSP and ATPA (President Expected to Sign)
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| December 16, 2009 | CBP Trade Symposium 2009
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| December 14, 2009 | CPSC Durable Infant/Toddler Product Registration CPSC Considers Draft Final Rule on
Durable Infant/Toddler Product Registration
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| September 21, 2009 | U.S. to Impose 35% Section 421 Duty on Tires from China Effective September 26, 2009 The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has issued a press release announcing that the President has decided to impose remedies under Section 421 of the 1974 Trade Act against imports of tires for passenger cars and light trucks from China. |
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| August 28, 2009 | Festive Articles - Updated Guidance Update on CBP's Revised Festive Articles Guidance (Immediate Action Needed on Suspended Entries, Etc.)
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| August 20, 2009 | GSP & ATPA/ATPDEA Scheduled to Expire GSP for Most Countries & ATPA/ATPDEA Scheduled to Expire on December 31st
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| August 19, 2009 | AD Duties on Novelty Candles from China DOC Considering AD Duties on Novelty Candles from China |
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| July 22, 2009 | CPSIA Tracking Labels for Childrens Products-Update III CPSC Issues Policy Statement on CPSIA Tracking Labels for Children’s Products
(Provides Guidance on Aug 14 Requirement)
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| July 10, 2009 | Cotton Fee Increase AMS Increases Cotton Import Tax by 10.2% Effective August 7th
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| July 2, 2009 | Update: Durable Infant or Toddler products CPSC Issues Proposed Rule on
Consumer Registration of Durable
Infant/Toddler Products
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| June 24, 2009 | Update: Durable Infant or Toddler products If you sell durable infant or toddler products, the following is important:
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| June 18, 2009 | GSP for Most Countries Scheduled to Expire on December 31st House, Senate Working on Trade Preference Reform
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| June 9, 2009 | New HMT /HMF? New Bill Would More Than Triple HMT,
Expand Coverage
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| May 22, 2009 | CPSIA-Registration of Durable Infant or Toddler Products
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| May 20, 2009 | CPSIA Tracking Label
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| May 15, 2009 | CPSC Vote on CPSIA-Tracking Labels-Update Tracking Label Stay Ends in Tie,
Requirement Expected to Take Effect Aug 14th
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| May 14, 2009 | CBP-Account Based Processing
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| May 11, 2009 | 100% DUTIES-UPDATE United States and European Union Reach Provisional Agreement in Beef Dispute |
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| April 29, 2009 | Significant CPSIA Compliance Date Significant Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Compliance Date for Manufacturers/Importers of Children’s Products is August 14, 2009.
Please contact c.spoto@albawheelsup.com for details |
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| March 26, 2009 | Lacey Act requirements - Due April 1, 2009 FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING UPDATES ON THE LACEY ACT, THE DECLARATION REQUIREMENTS AND THE ENFORCEMENT PHASE-IN PLAN. THIS IS A REMINDER THAT ON APRIL 1, 2009, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE USDA PPQ FORM # 505 WILL BE REQUIRED.
TO VIEW THIS FORM, PLEASE CLICK
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health/lacey_act/downloads/declarationform.pdf
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| February 10, 2009 | Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) - STAY OF ENFORCEMENT
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| January 21, 2009 | USTR Modifies EU Products/Countries Subject to 100% Duties Under WTO Beef Hormone Dispute, Etc.
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| December 19, 2008 | Festive Articles and Wearing Apparel, Update
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| November 24, 2008 | Vietnamese Antidumping Update Final Review Finds Insufficient Evidence to Launch AD Case on Vietnamese Apparel
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| November 6, 2008 | China: Textile and Apparel Monitoring Program, Update ITC Institutes \"Textile Monitoring Program\" for Chinese Textiles and Apparel
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| October 15, 2008 | "Textile Monitoring Program" for Chinese Textiles and Apparel Ways and Means Chair Asks ITC for a \"Textile Monitoring Program\" for
Chinese Textiles and Apparel
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| October 10, 2008 | Plant/Plant Product Import Declaration: Update If you would like updated, more detailed information on the Plant/Plant Product Import Declaration, please contact me at c.spoto@albawheelsup.com. |
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| October 10, 2008 | NEW MANDATORY CPSC CERTIFICATES OF CONFORMITY-UPDATE New, more detailed information is available. For a copy, please contact c.spoto@albawheelsup.com. |
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| October 8, 2008 | NEW MANDATORY CPSC CERTIFICATES OF CONFORMITY NEW MANDATORY CPSC IMPORT DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 12
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| September 19, 2008 | Textile and Apparel Groups Ask U.S. for China Monitoring Program
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| September 19, 2008 | Update: Plant/Plant Products Import Declaration
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| September 15, 2008 | Antidumping Duty on Steel Wire Garment Hangers
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| September 15, 2008 | IMPORT DECLARATION-PLANT & PLANT PRODUCTS U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION IMPORT DECLARATION FOR PLANT AND PLANT PRODUCTS, INCLUDING TIMBER, TIMBER PRODUCTS, AND TEXTILES, BECOMES EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 15, 2008
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| September 12, 2008 | First Sale-Update
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| September 10, 2008 | CBP RULES OF ORIGIN PROPOSAL COULD MEAN COMPLIANCE HEADACHES
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| August 26, 2008 | FIRST SALE DECLARATION Customs to Require Importer “First Sale” Declaration
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| August 21, 2008 | Uniform Rules for Country of Origin
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| August 12, 2008 | Verification of Special Trade Programs
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| August 8, 2008 | New Container Seals Required 10-15-08
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| August 6, 2008 | New Country of Origin Rules? Customs Proposal to Extend Application of the Country of Origin
Rules in 19 C.F.R. Part 102
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| July 8, 2008 | GSP GSP for Most Countries Scheduled to Expire on December 31, 2008
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| July 8, 2008 | Wood Packaging Materials CBP Reminds Importers to Ensure Wood Packaging Materials are ISPM 15-Compliant
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| June 27, 2008 | Three Apparel Firms Agree to Pay Over $2.7 Million to Settle Charges of Quota Evasion, Etc.
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| June 27, 2008 | CBP Shelves its Proposal to Eliminate First Sale Rule
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| June 23, 2008 | Vietnam GSP ??? USTR Considers Recommending Vietnam for GSP Status
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| June 5, 2008 | Brief 10 + 2 Overview/Update
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| June 3, 2008 | "10 + 2" Update CBP Officials Provide an Update on \"10+2\" at May 2008 COAC Meeting
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| May 22, 2008 | GSP SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE GSP for Most Countries Scheduled to Expire on December 31, 2008
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| May 8, 2008 | Vietnam Apparel: Update ITA Again Decides Against
Self-Initiating AD Investigation
on Vietnam Apparel
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| April 18, 2008 | Vietnam Apparel OTEXA Releases February 2008
Monthly Monitoring Data on
Certain Vietnam Apparel
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| March 25, 2008 | Chinese Customs to Implement New Enterprise Categorization System Beginning April 1st, 2008
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| March 13, 2008 | Textiles & Apparel CBP Again Designates Textiles and Apparel as \\\"Priority Trade Issue\\\" |
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| March 13, 2008 | GSP: Lose/Gain Effective 7-1-08 USTR Lists the Country/Tariff Number Pairs That May Lose/Gain GSP on July 1st Due to CNLs |
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| January 28, 2008 | Customs proposes change in valuation rule
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| January 11, 2008 | CBP Issues Proposed Rule on 10 + 2 for Maritime
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| December 26, 2007 | China 2008 Quota Limits CBP has announced the 2008 agreed textile apparel quotas levels for China pursuant to the November 8, 2005 U.S.-China Textile Agreement. The opening day for these quotas is Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
These limits are subject to change and we cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information. For updated figures see the CBP website and the link to the page containing quota limits http://www.customs.gov/quotas/files/cntxtrpt.htm
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| November 16, 2007 | Detention-Free Policy for ISA CBP Announces TPVT Detention-Free Policy for ISA Textiles & Apparel Importers
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| October 25, 2007 | USTR Lists 156 Products That Could Lose GSP Benefits Effective July 1, 2008
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| October 23, 2007 | Verification of Free Trade Agreements
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| September 28, 2007 | Pro-active measures importers can take
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| July 26, 2007 | CUSTOMS TO MAKE HONG KONG VISITS
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| July 2, 2007 | President Bush Signs 8-Month ATPA/ATPDEA Extension President Bush Signs
8-Month ATPA/ATPDEA Extension
into Law
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| June 7, 2007 | ATPA/ATPDEA is Scheduled to Expire on June 30, 2007
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| May 25, 2007 | Macau & China Apparel Notes
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| May 25, 2007 | FDA Suspends Imports of Toothpaste from China
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| May 23, 2007 | President Continues National Emergency with Respect to Burma President Continues National Emergency with Respect to Burma
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| May 4, 2007 | Protein Products from China FDA WILL DETAIN WITHOUT PHYSICAL EXAMINATION ALL VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCTS FROM CHINA FOR ANIMAL OR HUMAN FOOD USE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MELAMINE AND/OR MELAMINE ANALOGS |
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| April 11, 2007 | Preliminary Affirmative CV Duty Determinations-Coated Free Sheet Paper The International Trade Administration (ITA) has made preliminary affirmative determinations that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of coated free paper from China, Korea, and Indonesia. |
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| March 14, 2007 | Vietnam New Export License Vietnam Issues Circular on
Exports of Apparel to U.S.
(Appears to Impose New Export License
Requirement Effective March 15th)
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| March 13, 2007 | WPM Violations CBP to Issue
Liquidated Damages Claims/Penalties
for Wood Packaging Material Violations
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| January 30, 2007 | Potential Duty Refunds POTENTIAL REFUNDS ON POSSIBLE DISCRIMINATORY CLASSIFICATIONS |
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| January 29, 2007 | HT # REMINDER
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| January 18, 2007 | CBP May Request Additional Textile & Apparel Documentation
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| January 5, 2007 | Vietnam-Update Vietnam will become the WTO's 150th member on January 11, 2007. As a result, Vietnam's quotas and ELVIS and visa requirements for 2007 exports will removed for exports on or after January 11, 2007. |
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| December 21, 2006 | President Signs Trade Bill President Signs Trade Bill into Law:
Extends GSP and ATPA/ATPDEA,
Grants Authority for Vietnam PNTR,
Amends AGOA Apparel, Adds Haiti Benefits,
Extends/Adds Chapter 99 Nos, Etc.
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| December 20, 2006 | Directions to JFK Office
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| October 16, 2006 | Alba Wheels Up brings in 9-11 Monument The monument, entitled “To the Struggle Against World Terrorism,” is a gift from the Russian Federation to the United States. Tsereteli conceived the work as he walked the streets of Moscow after the attacks on September 11, 2001. |
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| July 18, 2006 | Website Launch Alba Wheels Up has launched its newly updated website www.albawheelsup.com. |
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