CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota (TRQ) and tariff preference level (TPL) commodity report as of February 23, 2009. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, tobacco, certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (Weekly commodity report available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
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1. Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Report as of February 23, 2009
2. CBP Creates CPSC Web Page
CBP has created a Consumer Product Safety Commission Web page. The Web page contains links to CPSC notices and announcements on new initiatives and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). (Web page available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/priority_trade/import_safety/consumer_safety_linklist.xml)
3. U.S./Mexico FAST Enrollment Centers
CBP has posted an updated list of U.S./Mexico Free and Secure Trade (FAST) enrollment centers. (List, dated 02/23/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/cargo_security/ctpat/fast/fast_driver/mexico_fast_driver/fast_mexico_enroll.xml)
4. Proposed Revocation of Ruling/Treatment on Suction Diffuser Bodies
CBP is proposing to revoke a ruling and treatment relating to the tariff classification of suction diffuser bodies. Comments must be received on or before March 21, 2009. (See future issue of ITT for details.) (Customs Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 9, dated 02/19/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletins_2009/vol43_02192009_no9/43genno9.ctt/43genno9.pdf)
5. Proposed Modification of Ruling, Revocation of Treatment for Certain AFTA Meal Replacement Soups
CBP is proposing to modify a ruling and revoke treatment regarding the eligibility of certain meal replacement soups for preferential treatment under the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement. Comments must be received on or before March 21, 2009. (See future issue of ITT for details.) (Customs Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 9, dated 02/19/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletins_2009/vol43_02192009_no9/43genno9.ctt/43genno9.pdf)
6. Proposed Revocation of Ruling/Treatment on Applicability of 9802.00.50 to Imported Putter Heads
CBP is proposing to revoke a ruling and treatment relating to the applicability of HTS 9802.00.50 to certain imported putter heads, based on new information. Comments are invited on the correctness of the intended actions on or before March 21, 2009. (See future issue of ITT for details.) (Customs Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 9, dated 02/19/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletins_2009/vol43_02192009_no9/43genno9.ctt/43genno9.pdf)
7. Modification of Ruling, Revocation of Treatment on Handbag and Tote
CBP is modifying a ruling and revoking treatment relating to the classification of a handbag and tote with coordinating pouches, effective for merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after April 20, 2009. (See future issue of ITT for details.) (Customs Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 9, dated 02/19/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletins_2009/vol43_02192009_no9/43genno9.ctt/43genno9.pdf)
8. Revocation of Ruling/Treatment on Hyperform HPN-68L
CBP is revoking a ruling and treatment concerning the classification of Hyperform HPN-68L, effective for merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after April 20, 2009. (See future issue of ITT for details.) (Customs Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 9, dated 02/19/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletins_2009/vol43_02192009_no9/43genno9.ctt/43genno9.pdf)
9. Modification of Ruling, Revocation of Treatment for Certain Flexible Packaging Material
CBP is modifying a ruling and revoking treatment relating to the classification of certain flexible packaging material composed of poly ethylene terephthalate (PET) film, aluminum foil and peelable high density poly ethylene (HDPE) film adhered together in layers, effective for merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after April 20, 2009. (See future issue of ITT for details.) (Customs Bulletin, Vol. 43, No. 9, dated 02/19/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletins_2009/vol43_02192009_no9/43genno9.ctt/43genno9.pdf)
10. CBP News Releases
CBP has issued news releases on the following:
CBP and ICE Donate $8.1 Million Worth of Seized Shoes to Charity
CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Beetles in Washington State
CBP Advises Travelers of Temporary Construction at Douglas Port of Entry
CBP Officers at Newark Liberty International Seize 35 Pounds of Hashish from India
Cargo Drug Bust Yields CBP Officers Working at El Paso Port of Entry 3,736 Pounds of Marijuana
(News releases, dated 02/19/09 - 02/23/09, hyperlinked)