CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings

1. Summaries of Ruling Actions in December 10th Customs Bulletin

2. ISA Points of Contact

CBP has posted Importer Self-Assessment points of contact. (POC, posted 12/16/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/trade_contacts/isa_poc.xml)

3. Updated List of RLF Operational Locations

CBP has posted a document listing the Remote Location Filing operational locations. The list includes the port name, port code, the Electronic Invoice Program (EIP)/RLF coordinator, the phone number (and extension, if applicable), and the fax number for each location. (List, posted 12/14/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/remote_location_filing/rlf_coordinator_list.ctt/rlf_coordinator_list.xls)

4. CBP Posts Its FY 2009 CDSOA Annual Report

CBP has posted its fiscal year 2009 Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (also known as the "Byrd Amendment") annual report. This report contains three sections:

FY 2009 Annual Disbursement Report. This report contains information on the disbursements for FY 2009 and includes case number, case name, the number CBP assigned to each certification, claimant name, dollar amount certified, allocation percentage, and dollar amount paid.

Uncollected Duties for FY 2009. This report lists the amount of uncollected duties on each case as of September 30, 2009. These amounts were subtracted from the liquidated duties on each case, as CBP cannot disburse funds that have not yet been collected. CBP states that all collections on these bills that take place in the future will be disbursed in the year in which they are received.

FY 2009 Clearing Account Balances as of October 1, 2009. This report lists the amounts contained in the Clearing Account for each case. These amounts represent duties filed with the entry and are preliminary numbers and may be refunded at liquidation to the importer of record based upon Commerce Department's final determination on the case, which may not occur during the current year. Funds do not transfer from the Clearing Account to the Special Account for CDSOA distribution until liquidation occurs. The Clearing Account does not include additional duty assessed at liquidation or reliquidation. (Report, posted 12/10/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/priority_trade/add_cvd/cont_dump/cdsoa_09/report/fy09_annual_report.xml)

5. CBP Adds Two Ports, Lists All Ports Designated for Departure of Nonimmigrant Aliens Subject to Special Registration

In its December 17, 2009 CBP Bulletin, CBP is announcing that it is adding two new ports of entry to the list of ports through which nonimmigrant aliens subject to special registration requirements may depart from the U.S. The new ports-of-entry include Oakland International Airport, California and Saipan, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. CBP notice also lists all such ports of entry. (Bulletin, dated 12/17/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/legal/bulletins_decisions/bulletins_2009/vol43_12172009_no51/)

6. Border Patrol's Weekly Blotter

CBP posted the U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter for December 10 - 16, 2009. The Blotter provides information on Border Patrol activities during the specified week. (Blotter, posted 12/16/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/border_patrol/weekly_blotter/1210_1216.xml)

7. CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions

The antidumping and countervailing messages CBP issues on behalf of the International Trade Administration are now only available on CBP's Web site at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. AD and CV ABI administrative messages are no longer issued.

An overview of a number of recent AD/CV messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, are provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)