The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service plant inspection stations (PIS) will on Aug. 7 begin the use of entry status notifications to "communicate directly with filers," APHIS announced July 7. Filers no longer will receive an automated "may proceed" message, instead getting a message such as "Data Under Review," "Hold Intact" and "Data Rejected," APHIS said. Only after the inspection process is completed will filers receive a "May Proceed" message, APHIS said.
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CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The hours at two CBP ports of entry in Montana will be expanded for 120 days, CBP said in a news release July 6. The Piegan Port of Entry (POE) will temporarily expand hours from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. beginning July 16, and the Raymond POE will temporarily expand hours from 6 a.m. to midnight beginning July 30, CBP said. At the end of the expansion period, CBP will analyze traffic flow at the POEs including "an hourly breakdown, overall volume, and types of conveyances that crossed the border," CBP said. CBP also will identify "potential alternate POEs, review community impacts, and consider similar expanded hours at these locations," CBP said. "These efforts enable CBP to better align staffing during peak hours, which in turn, allow CBP to better serve the public and protect our country."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
FDA and CBP are actively testing "various scenarios surrounding processing" Port of Entry changes through the Automated Commercial Environment, and a date for deployment is still to be determined, CBP said in a message July 6. Previously CBP had said the date for deployment would be no sooner than June 17 (see 2305220034). Both the FDA and CBP are encouraging the trade to continue testing in CERT, and the date for implementation is still unknown as testing continues. CBP said it will provide further updates when the planned deployment date is known.
CBP announced the calendar year 2023 tariff rate quota for tuna in airtight containers. It said 13,377,875 kilograms of tuna in airtight containers may be entered and withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during 2023, at the rate of 6% under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 1604.14.22. Any such tuna that is entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the current calendar year in excess of this quota will be dutiable at the rate of 12.5% under HTS subheading 1604.14.30.
CBP has released its July 5 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 26). While it contains recent court decisions, no customs rulings are included.
CBP released the quarterly IRS interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties. For the quarter that began July 1, the interest rate for overpayments is 6% for corporations and 7% for non-corporations. The rate for underpayments is 7% for both corporations and non-corporations. Rates are unchanged from the previous quarter (see 2304120029) but subject to change for the next quarter, CBP said.
Hapag-Lloyd violated U.S. shipping regulations by failing to establish adequate facilities to return empty containers to the Port of New York and New Jersey and unfairly charging detention and demurrage for containers caught in the "logistical paralysis" of its own making, Rahal International said in a June 30 complaint to the Federal Maritime Commission. Rahal, an Illinois-based importer and distributor of fruit and vegetable juices, said backlogs and delays created by the shipping line damaged some of its juice shipments, leading to hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: