CBP has deployed updates in the ACE Portal for foreign-trade zone searches for facility operator accounts, as well as enhancements for carrier and surety account search, filter and display, it said. An eCBP link is also now available in the references tab, the agency said in a CSMS message March 14.
CBP ruled that the fallback method was appropriate for appraising several pharmaceutical products being imported for use in clinical trials. The ruling, dated Feb. 28, looked at three different valuation scenarios, each for pharmaceutical products that were provided to the importer conducting the clinical trial by related companies but were not actually sold.
CBP is asking solar companies about their corporate structure, overall supply chain, entries, accounting and financial practices, production, sales and sales and production reconciliations, law firm Morgan Lewis said in a March 13 blog post. The agency began sending the questionnaires in February to solar companies asking how they're guarding against the use of forced labor in their supply chains with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act top of mind for the agency (see 2402270061).
CBP has released its March 13 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 10). While it contains a recent court decision, no customs rulings are included.
CBP released a guidance document detailing the roles and responsibilities of CBP and customs brokers faced with cybersecurity incidents. The document, released March 11, further details processes that were outlined in an initial guidance issued in April 2023.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The American Apparel and Footwear Association called on President Joe Biden to help restart labor contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance, in a letter dated March 12. The labor contract covering East Coast and Gulf Coast ports expires at the end of September, and the negotiations have been stalled since March 2023, the AAFA said.
The Federal Maritime Commission has hired Mohammad “Ali” Usman as its new chief information officer. Usman will direct information technology and serve as the "primary IT technical advisor to the Managing Director" as of March 11, the FMC said. Usman joins FMC from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service, where he was chief technology officer.
CBP released updated information on a dashboard with data and statistics about Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) investigations from when the EAPA was implemented in FY 2016 to FY 2024 on March 11. The webpage categorizes investigations by possible country of origin, country of transshipment, and primary evasion scheme.