Government Agency Links
US Customs & Border
Protection, Department of Homeland Security
www.cbp.gov
"One face at the border." The new CBP officer
will serve the nation's ports of entry and their mission
is protecting the American people as well as America.
Three different agencies, US Customs, Agriculture,
and Immigration were combined to form CBP March 1,
2003.
USITC Harmonized Tariff 2004
http://63.173.254.11/tariff_chapters_2004/toc.html
Harmonized tariff is the legal text of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule, as amended and modified with the
statistical annotations pursuant to section 484(f)
of the Tariff Act of 1930. It contains all provisions
enacted by Congress or proclaimed by the President.
These include the General Rules of Interpretation
(GRI), General Notes, Section and Chapter notes
and headings and subheadings through the 8-digit
level of Chapter 1-99. It includes the article description,
tariff rates and special tariff programs.
Code of Federal Regulations
Title 19
http://cfr.law.cornell.edu/cfr/cfr.php?title=19&type=chapter&value=1
Consolidation of codification of Import laws and
their enforcement.
Food
and Drug Administration
www.fda.gov
FDA's role is to protect the public health and to
assure the safety and health of the consumer. The
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) enforces the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act
and other laws which are designed to protect consumers'
health, safety, and pocketbook. Most foods, drugs,
biologics, cosmetics, medical devices, and electronic
products that emit radiation, as defined in the
FD&C and related Acts, are subject to examination
by FDA when they are being imported or offered for
import into the United States.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service (APHIS)
www.aphis.usda.gov/
Responsible for protecting and promoting US agriculture,
administering the Animal Welfare Act, and carrying
out wildlife management activities. Their mission
is to provide Americans with safe and affordable
food and protect the food supply and animal and
plant resources from agriculture pests and diseases.
US Patent and Trademark Office
www.uspto.gov
Agency of US Dept of Commerce; assist patent applicants.
International Trade Administration
www.usitc.gov
International Trade Administration is an independent,
nonpartisan, quasi-judicial federal agency that
provides trade expertise to the legislative and
executive branches of the US government. Their function
is to administer US trade remedy laws, maintain
the HTSU, and provide the President, Congress and
USTR with independent information and support regarding
matters of tariffs and international trade competitiveness.
The World Trade Organization
(WTO)
www.wto.org
WTO is a global organization established in 1995
created by the Uruguay Round negotiations and located
in Geneva, Switzerland. Their mission is to negotiate
and administer trade agreements and worldwide tariff.
Foreign Trade Department,
US Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/
Collects and maintains import and export statistics.
They compile data based on the traded commodities
from documents collected by US Customs and Border
Protection. Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations
(FTSR) requires exporters to comply with reporting
requirements for mandatory AES filing and paper
SED.
Bureau of Industry & Security
www.bis.doc.gov
Their mission is to advance US national security,
foreign policy and economic interests. BIS regulates
the export of sensitive goods and technology, enforcing
export control, antiboycott and other public safety
laws.
The Wassenaar Arrangement
www.wassenaar.org
Established to create regional and international
security and stability by promoting transparency
and greater responsibility in transfers of conventional
arms and dual-use goods and technologies. Participating
States will seek, through their national policies,
to ensure that transfers of dual-use goods do not
contribute to the development or enhancement of
military capabilities and are not diverted to support
such capabilities.
US Dept of State
www.state.gov
US Dept of State's mission is to create a more secure,
democratic and prosperous world for the benefit
of the American people and the international community.
US security relies on a global effort to secure
the rights of all and to protect U. S. and allies
from the threat of tyrants and terrorists to do
harm using unconventional weapon technology.
Department of State, Directorate
of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
www.pmdtc.org
The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC),
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, in accordance
with §§ 38-40 of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA)
(22 U.S.C. 2778-2780) and the International Traffic
in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 C.F.R. Parts 120-130),
is charged with controlling the export and temporary
import of defense articles and defense services
covered by the United States Munitions List (USML).
Their primary mission is managing license application
for defense trade exports and handling matters related
to defense trade compliance, enforcement, and reporting.
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/international.html
NRC's mission is to regulate the nation's civilian
use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials
to ensure adequate protection of public health and
safety, to promote the common defense and security,
and to protect the environment.
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