CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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Noah Garfinkel, Assistant Editor, is a reporter for International Trade Today. Noah joined Warren Communication News in early 2023 covering customs, the Federal Maritime Commission and export controls. Noah’s background is in breaking news, reporting and research. Noah most recently worked for a year with Axios as a part of a fellowship program. Noah is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a B.A. in History.
CBP released its "hold" on EU steel and aluminum quotas Jan. 2, with quota limits remaining unchanged from the levels set for 2023, CBP said in a CSMS message Jan. 3. That same day CBP posted updated quota bulletins for steel and for aluminum. The "STX" steel extended exclusions for 2024 announced by the Commerce Department are available in ACE starting Jan. 4, CBP said.
Ian Saunders began his job as the new secretary general of the World Customs Organization, the organization said Jan. 3. Nominated by CBP, Saunders was elected to the position in June (see 2306260031). He was previously a deputy assistant secretary at the Commerce Department’s International Trade Administration.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP has released its Jan. 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 49). While it contains recent court decisions, no customs rulings are included.
CBP will resume operations at several ports starting on Jan. 4, the agency said in an emailed statement late on Jan. 2: Eagle Pass in Texas, San Ysidro in California, and Lukeville and Morely Gate in Arizona.
The Federal Maritime Commission hired David Eng as the agency's new secretary. Eng, who most recently worked as a branch chief at the Departmental Appeals Board of the Department of Health and Human Services, will process Shipping Act complaints and communications submitted to the FMC, maintain records of meetings, and conduct other clerical activities on behalf of the commission.
The Border Trade Alliance requested a meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas to discuss the "quickly deteriorating situation at the Texas-Mexico border," according to a BTA letter dated Dec. 29. The business group called the Texas Department of Public Safety’s inspections of commercial vehicles entering the state from Mexico "duplicative and costly" due to CBP being assigned to the same task.
Any 2024 Tuna Opening Moment Quota filers who received a “no lines subject to quota” message prior to 8:40 a.m. on Jan. 2 were asked by CBP to retransmit their entries prior to noon EST on Jan. 2. The appropriate response is “quota process pending” for entries filed properly, the agency said in a Jan. 2 CSMS message. Once that message is received, no further action is required, CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: