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March 30, 2007

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International Trade (Import/Export):

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Trade Agreements
United States Customs and Border Protection
United States International Trade Administration
United States International Trade Commission
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):

Trade Agreements:

Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft:
- Document Text at USITA, including the Product Coverage Annex
- WTO Legal Text (excluding Product Coverage Annex)
OECD Guidelines for Officially Supported Export Credits:
- Annex III: Sector Understanding On Export Credits For Civil Aircraft
U.S. - EU Agreement on Trade in Large Civil Aircraft (1992)
- U.S. Terminates the 1992 Agreement (October 6, 2004)
U.S. - Russian Joint MOU on Aircraft Market Access (1996)
WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

United States Customs and Border Protection:

Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS):
Copy and paste the following into the CROSS Keyword search to retrieve Customs Rulings. These rulings demonstrate the complexities involving statistical classification and other Customs issues for aircraft and aircraft part imports:
- "bolts" AND "aircraft"- retrieves rulings for bolts used in aircraft
- "8411" AND "aircraft" - retrieves rulings for turbine engines and parts
- "8525" AND "aircraft" - retrieves rulings for radio equipment
- "8526" AND "aircraft" - retrieves rulings for radar & radio navigational aids
- "8531" AND "aircraft" - retrieves rulings for sound & visual signalling apparatus
- "8803" AND "aircraft" - retrieves rulings for aircraft parts
- "9014" AND "aircraft" - retrieves rulings for navigational instruments
- "entertainment" AND "aircraft" - retrieves rulings for in-flight entertainment equipment
- "lavatory" AND "aircraft" - retrieves rulings for aircraft lavatories
- "seats" AND "aircraft" - retrieves rulings for aircraft seats
- "valves" AND "aircraft" - retrieves rulings for valves used in aircraft applications
- "aircraft" - retrieves rulings that mention aircraft
Informed Compliance Publications:
These publications explain various Customs requirements and issues for imported goods. Many of these are relevant for aircraft and aircraft parts.

United States International Trade Administration:

Aerospace Industries

United States International Trade Commission:

United States International Trade Commission
- The Global Positioning System: Global Developments And Opportunities, USITC Office of Industries Working Paper, Publication ID-06; May 2003
- Competitive Assessment Of The U.S. Large Civil Aircraft Aerostructures Industry, USITC Investigations Nos. 332-414, Publication 3433; June 2001
- The Changing Structure of the Global Large Civil Aircraft Industry and Market: Implications for the Competitiveness of the U.S. Industry, USITC Investigation No. 332-384, Publication 3143; November 1998

World Trade Organization (WTO):

Plurilateral Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft
Annual reports of the Committee on trade in civil aircraft to the General Council
World Trade Organization (WTO) Disputes
- Aircraft Disputes
  - Brazil, Export Financing - Brought by Canada: DS46
  - Canada, Export Subsidies - Brought by Brazil: DS70 & DS71
  - Canada, Export Subsidies - Brought by Brazil: DS222
  - European Communities, Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft - Brought by United States: DS316
  - United States, Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft - Brought by European Communities: DS317
- Flight Management System Dispute
  - European Communities, Subsidies - Brought by United States: DS172
  - France, Subsidies - Brought by United States: DS173
- Foreign Sales Corporations Dispute
  - United States, Tax Treatment - Brought by EC: DS108
- Satellite Equipment Dispute
  - Japan, Procurement - Brought by EC: DS73