CBP posted a Dec. 31 version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) electronic query report of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP also posted a version of its CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) electronic query report of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Dec. 31, 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 http://1.usa.gov/VxGCVA. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Dec. 28, 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 http://1.usa.gov/VxGCVA. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
CBP's initiatives in addressing trade procedures during the eight-day work stoppage at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach helped reduce related delays, said the American Apparel and Footwear Association in a letter to CBP Deputy Commissioner David Aguilar. Due to CBP's "rapid response when the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach work stoppage came to an end, the vessel backlog from the strike was able to be cleared quickly and efficiently, and ill effects on the supply chain were capped before they could get worse, said the AAFA. "With the December 29 contract expiration looming in our East and Gulf Coast ports, [CBP] has taken great steps in distributing guidance for diverted or anchored vessels in the case of a strike."
CBP issued a memorandum on the 2013 duty-free U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) tariff preference level for certain non-originating Nicaragua apparel of cotton or man-made fiber (MMF), or subject to cotton or MMF restraints, as provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter XV, U.S. Note 15.
CBP issued a memorandum on the 2013 tariff rate quotas for agricultural products described in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter XI, U.S. Notes 4 through 17 (excluding Notes 12 and 13), on the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (UCFTA, or CFTA).
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Dec. 20. The corresponding downloadable rulings are now available.
CBP posted a Dec. 26 version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) electronic query report of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP also posted a version of its CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) electronic query report of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
The CBP Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) scheduled an open teleconference Jan. 15 from 2-3 p.m., said a Federal Register notice. Registration is required by Jan. 11 (here).