CBP issued a memorandum saying the fiscal year 2013 refined sugar tariff rate quota that opened on October 1 oversubscribed at opening moment. The pro rata percentage is 28.62180% or 0.2862180.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP said Tropical Shipping USA is now authorized as a Centralized Examination Station in West Palm Beach, Fla. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the information bulletin.
CBP released its Oct. 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 41). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does list recent Court of International Trade decisions.
CBP at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport approved revisions to the California Cartage Company Trade Enforcement Centralized Examination Stations (CES) fee schedule, it said in a public bulletin. CBP Los Angeles said no comments were received in response to the proposed change after it was released in May. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of this bulletin.
CBP posted an Oct. 1 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 plans roundtables Oct. 23 on the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot and the agency's trade transformation efforts, said CBP in an email. CBP officials that will attend the roundtable include Chief Operating Officer Thomas Winkowski, Director of Field Operations (NY) Robert Perez and Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement Maria Luisa O’Connell. The ACAS portion will be 10-11 a.m. and the trade transformation portion will be 1-2 p.m, both at One Penn Plaza, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10119., said CBP.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Sept. 11 and Sept. 27. The corresponding downloadable rulings are now available.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP will hold imported foods seminars on Nov. 14 in Brooklyn, NY, and Nov. 15 in Queens, NY, the agency said in a CSMS message.