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Newsletters

April 1, 2006  Textile Declarations (PDF)

Company News

June 27, 2008  Three Apparel Firms Agree to Pay Over $2.7 Million to Settle Charges of Quota Evasion, Etc.

June 27, 2008  CBP Shelves its Proposal to Eliminate First Sale Rule

June 23, 2008  Vietnam GSP ???
USTR Considers Recommending Vietnam for GSP Status

June 5, 2008  Brief 10 + 2 Overview/Update

June 3, 2008  "10 + 2" Update
CBP Officials Provide an Update on \"10+2\" at May 2008 COAC Meeting

May 22, 2008  GSP SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE
GSP for Most Countries Scheduled to Expire on December 31, 2008

May 8, 2008  Vietnam Apparel: Update
ITA Again Decides Against
Self-Initiating AD Investigation
on Vietnam Apparel

April 18, 2008  Vietnam Apparel
OTEXA Releases February 2008
Monthly Monitoring Data on
Certain Vietnam Apparel

March 25, 2008  Chinese Customs to Implement New Enterprise Categorization System Beginning April 1st, 2008

March 13, 2008  Textiles & Apparel
CBP Again Designates Textiles and Apparel as \"Priority Trade Issue\"

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

January 28, 2008  Customs proposes change in valuation rule

January 11, 2008  CBP Issues Proposed Rule on 10 + 2 for Maritime

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



November 16, 2007  Detention-Free Policy for ISA
CBP Announces TPVT Detention-Free Policy for ISA Textiles & Apparel Importers

October 25, 2007  USTR Lists 156 Products That Could Lose GSP Benefits Effective July 1, 2008

October 23, 2007  Verification of Free Trade Agreements

September 28, 2007  Pro-active measures importers can take

July 26, 2007  CUSTOMS TO MAKE HONG KONG VISITS

July 2, 2007  President Bush Signs 8-Month ATPA/ATPDEA Extension
President Bush Signs
8-Month ATPA/ATPDEA Extension
into Law




June 7, 2007  ATPA/ATPDEA is Scheduled to Expire on June 30, 2007

May 25, 2007  Macau & China Apparel Notes

May 25, 2007  FDA Suspends Imports of Toothpaste from China

May 23, 2007  President Continues National Emergency with Respect to Burma
President Continues National Emergency with Respect to Burma


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

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.

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)




March 13, 2007  WPM Violations
CBP to Issue
Liquidated Damages Claims/Penalties
for Wood Packaging Material Violations




January 30, 2007  Potential Duty Refunds
POTENTIAL REFUNDS ON POSSIBLE DISCRIMINATORY CLASSIFICATIONS

January 29, 2007  HT # REMINDER

January 18, 2007  CBP May Request Additional Textile & Apparel Documentation

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.

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.

December 20, 2006  Directions to JFK Office

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.

July 18, 2006  Website Launch
Alba Wheels Up has launched its newly updated website www.albawheelsup.com.