CBP is changing the FCL Logistics Trade Enforcement Centralized Examination Station fee schedule, it said in a public notice dated Jan. 7 from the Los Angeles Field Office. The changes will take effect after a 30-day public comment period, if approved by the port director. The new fees are:
The tariff rate quota for tuna, which opened Jan. 2, exceeded the preliminary restraint limit at the opening, CBP said. All entries presented at the over-quota (high) rate since the opening have been charged and may be released, it said, and entries should continue to be submitted at the over-quota (high) rate. The final quota limit should be provided to CBP in March, it said. Upon receipt of the final quota limit from the National Marine Fisheries Service, CBP will issue proration and liquidation instructions to the field/trade.
CBP is giving an additional 30 days for comments on an existing information collection on trademarks and copyrights. The original deadline was Dec. 31 (see ITT's Online Archives 12103008.) The new comment deadline is Feb. 7. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection without a change to the burden hours or to the information collected, according to a Federal Register notice scheduled for Jan. 8. The notice is (here).
CBP set 2 percent for corporations and 3 percent for non-corporations as the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties, it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Jan. 8. The interest rate for underpayments will be 3 percent for both corporations and non-corporations, it said.
CBP provided new online access to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) secure data portal account owner designation/authorization form. The online fillable form is (here).
CBP posted its fiscal year 2012 textile and apparel enforcement statistics showing that textiles and apparel seized for intellectual property rights (IPR) violations fell slightly from a year earlier. The number of non-IPR smuggling seizures nearly doubled while the domestic value of the seizures grew more than seven-fold, to $7.48 million, compared to the previous year, said CBP.
CBP said it issued a final determination of the country of origin of Ponstel (mefenamic acid) capsules, deciding that India is the country of origin for purposes of U.S. government procurement. Parties have until Feb. 8 to seek judicial review of the final determination.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Jan. 4, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
Due to scheduled maintenance, FDA's Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System (ITACS) users may experience intermittent outages on Jan. 4-5, said CBP in a CSMS message. Users who encounter problems with ITACS during this period should re-attempt their activity in 30 minutes.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Jan. 2, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)