CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.

1. Various Postings to CBP's Web Site

CSI fact sheet posted. CBP has posted to its Web site a fact sheet on the Container Security Initiative (CSI). The fact sheet covers information on when and why CSI was developed, how CSI works, the four core elements of CSI, etc. (CBP fact sheet, dated 09/28/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/border_security/international_activities/csi/csi_fact_sheet.ctt/csi_fact_sheet.doc)

CSI PowerPoint presentation posted. CBP has posted to its Web site a PowerPoint presentation on its CSI program. (CSI presentation, posted 09/28/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/border_security/international_activities/csi/csirev_1002.ctt/csi_presentation.ppt)

CSI operational ports listed. CBP has posted to its Web site a document that lists currently operational CSI ports. According to the list there are CSI operational ports available in the following regions: the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, the East, and Africa. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/28/06 news, 06092805 for BP summary CSI expansion to the Port of Keelung, Taiwan, and links to previous BP summaries on CSI port expansion.)(CBP document, dated 09/28/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/international_activities/csi/ports_in_csi.xml)

Bahrain FTA claims can be filed using ABI. CBP has issued a memo announcing that Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (BFTA) claims can be filed using the Automated Broker Interface (ABI). (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/22/06 news, 06092205, for earlier BP summary of an ABI administrative message announcing that BFTA claims can be filed using ABI.) (CBP memorandum, dated 09/22/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/international_agreements/free_trade/bahrain/bahrain_automation.ctt/bahrain_automation.doc

2. Miscellaneous CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions

CBP has issued administrative messages on a number of antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty actions, many of which (marked by an * in the action column) were previously published in the Federal Register by the International Trade Administration (ITA) and summarized in International Trade Today.

(The administrative messages marked with an * cover much of the same information as the ITA notices; however, CBP's messages often list the 10-character case number specific to each listed company(s). ITA notices only list the 7-character master case number. In addition, sometimes the master case number for CBP purposes (in parentheses, below, where applicable) differs from the ITA master case number.)

Important! CBP will discontinue issuing administrative messages on AD and CV duty actions effective on approximately September 30, 2006. CBP's AD/CV searchable database on its Web site, http://addcvd.cbp.gov/, will then be the sole CBP forum for these notices.

The administrative messages listed above are availablefrom http://www.brokerpower.net/admin_messages/ (and can be searched by message number, country, product, etc.).