Public interest groups on both sides of the net neutrality and broadband reclassification debates said the FCC should release full details of closed-door meetings that started Monday at the FCC with various industry players to discuss a possible compromise on how to give the FCC authority over broadband, without changing how carriers are regulated. While the first meeting was aimed at possibly providing advice to Congress on legislation, many key lawmakers also had not been told beforehand, Hill sources said.
Public interest groups on both sides of the net neutrality and broadband reclassification debates said the FCC should release full details of closed-door meetings that started Monday at the FCC with various industry players to discuss a possible compromise on how to give the FCC authority over broadband, without changing how carriers are regulated. While the first meeting was aimed at possibly providing advice to Congress on legislation, many key lawmakers also had not been told beforehand, Hill sources said.
Nike, Inc. has sued a Customs broker for its role as the "attorney-in-fact" entry filer for the importation of counterfeit branded footwear. Nike seeks preliminary and permanent injunctive relief from further infringement of Nike’s trademarks, as well as damages, costs, and attorney fees.
Nike, Inc. has sued a Customs broker1 for its role as the "importer of record" entry filer in the importation of counterfeit branded merchandise. Nike seeks permanent injunctive relief from the counterfeiting, infringing, and dilution of Nike’s trademarks and the false designation of origin. Nike is also seeking monetary damages.
On June 17, 2010, the Court of International Trade denied U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s request to reconsider1 its January 2010 remand decision, which ruled that broker penalties2 could not be imposed against UPS Customhouse Brokerage, Inc., as CBP had failed to prove at trial that it had considered all ten 19 CFR 111.1 factors when evaluating whether UPS had maintained responsible supervision and control.
Broker Power is now issuing weekly summary reports highlighting the most active textile and apparel tariff preference levels1 from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “Quota Weekly Commodity Status Report.” BP’s weekly report also lists the TRQ commodities on CBP’s weekly “TRQ/TPL Threshold to Fill List.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted the April and May 2010 Trade Support Network monthly activity reports, which summarize the activity of all of the TSN Committees and Subcommittees for those months.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted answers to questions that were submitted at its December 2009 Trade Symposium. Highlights of CBP’s answers to the questions it received include:
Effective April 1, 2011, the Canada Border Services Agency will no longer accept generic itinerant highway carrier code “77YY” for commercial cross border activity.
In testimony before a House Subcommittee1, the Government Accountability Office recommends that the Food and Drug Administration strengthen its oversight of imported food by improving enforcement and seeking additional authorities.