CBP issued an interim rule (here), effective Feb. 10, that amends its regulations to implement the customs-related provisions of the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AUFTA). Although the agreement entered into force in 2005, CBP had not yet issued implementing regulations. Comments on the interim rule are due April 13.
AUFTA was implemented in the HTS by Presidential Proclamation 7857 of Dec. 20, 2004, effective for goods of Australia entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after Jan. 1, 2005.