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   (where applicable) and 3-year (plus year-to-date) import data.
   Tariff Relief
   Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Petition System (MTBPS)
   
   An open and transparent process for the submission and consideration of
   requests for temporary duty suspensions and reductions.

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HTS

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule is a system to classify categories of imported
products.
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DATAWEB

DataWeb provides U.S. international trade statistics and U.S. tariff data.

NEW INVESTIGATION REQUESTS

Provides information about new investigation requests received within the last
365 days.

EDIS

Electronic Document Information System is the repository for all documents filed
in relation to an investigation.

IDS

Investigations Database System provides access to USITC investigation-related
data.




LATEST INFORMATION


Jun 17
Personnel Announcement
Schmidtlein Becomes Chairman of USITC

Jun 17
Section 337 Institution
Certain Wi-Fi Access Points, Routers, Range Extenders, Controllers

Jun 11
Commission Vote
Mattresses From Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Indonesia, Italy,
Kosovo, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, And Taiwan (Final)

Jun 7
Section 337 Institution
Certain Surface Cleaning Devices and Components Thereof

Jun 7
Commission Vote
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules
View All News Releases


PUBLIC CALENDAR

Thu, Jun 20
9:30 am

USITC Hearing
USITC Hearing -- IN-PERSON --Large Power Transformers from South Korea

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Fri, Jun 21
9:30 am

USITC Vote
USITC Vote -- IN PERSON --Paper Shopping Bags from Cambodia, China, Colombia,
India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, Turkey, and Vietnam (Final)

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Fri, Jun 21
9:45 am

Preliminary Conference
Preliminary Conference -- IN PERSON -- Large Top Mount Combination
Refrigerator-Freezers from Thailand

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Tue, Jun 25
9:30 am

USITC Hearing
USITC Hearing -- IN-PERSON -- Certain Pea Protein from China

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Fri, Jun 28
11:00 am

USITC Vote
USITC Vote -- IN PERSON --Disposable Aluminum Containers, Pans, Trays, and Lids
from China

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Mon, Jul 15
10:00 am

General
General -- Seminar 1 -- VIRTUAL -- 2024 Distributional Effects of Trade and
Trade Policy Seminar Series

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View Monthly Calendar


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FIRST TIME SITE VISITORS

 * About the USITC
 * AD/CVD Investigations
 * Contact Us
 * Hearing Guidance
 * Publications
 * Filing Guidance for New Complaints
 * Sitemap

MEDIA/PRESS

 * Commissioner Bios
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 * Featured News Archive
 * FOIA
 * Hearing Testimony
 * News Releases
 * Press Room
 * Publications
 * USITC Calendar

IMPORTERS/EXPORTERS

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LAW FIRMS

 * Docket Services
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 * New Investigation Requests
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 * Service Lists
 * 337Info

CORPORATE/BUSINESS

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 * Mediation Program
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 * Notices
 * New Investigation Requests
 * Tariff Rates & Programs

GOVERNMENT

 * Commission Publications
 * Contact Us
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RESEARCHERS

 * Commission Publications
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 * Partial Equilibrium Modeling
 * Recent Trends in U.S. Services Trade
 * Staff Publications
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 * Year in Trade
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WEB RESEARCH PORTALS

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