CBP posted a Sept. 10 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.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Sept. 5 with 138 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 173,879. The most recent ruling is dated 9/1/2012.
CBP said its East Coast Trade Symposium scheduled for Oct. 29-30 is sold out for onsite participation. Webcast registration is still available (here) . (See ITT's Online Archives 12083114 for summary of the agenda.)
The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) started offering training on antidumping evasion around the country in field offices to help keep investigators informed on the issue, said Lev Kubiak, director of the IPR Center. Kubiak spoke at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America Government Affairs Conference Sept. 10. Kubiak said both government and industry presenters are providing the training. The IPR Center is also making an effort to improve post-investigative analysis, he said. The center is getting about 270 leads per month, with about 50 of those legitimate, he said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Sept. 7, 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://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.)
CBP Los Angeles will hold a trade forum on Sept. 25, rescheduled from Sept. 12, to discuss planned updates to CBP's and the Food and Drug Administration's refusal/redelivery process, it said in a public notice. Topics will include FDA exams and entry review, exports and destructions, the new CBP/FDA joint redelivery process, and CBP's refund and cancellation policy, said the notice. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the public notice.
CBP New York will hold a "Role of the Broker" roundtable on Sept. 27, not Sept. 18 as previously announced, focusing on the rewrite of 19 CFR Part 111 broker regulations, it said in an informational pipeline. The event will take place from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at 1100 Raymond Boulevard, Newark, NJ, 07102. Elena Ryan, CBP Acting Director of Trade Facilitation and Administration was previously scheduled to attend and discuss several topics, including continuing education, bona fides and broker permitting, though she's not named in the new notice. Registration for the free event is (here). Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the new notice.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP updated its contact information page for the Automotive and Aerospace Center for Excellence and Expertise, which opened Sept. 4 in Detroit. To initiate an inquiry, email CEE-Pharmaceuticals@cbp.dhs.gov or CEE-Chemicals@cbp.dhs.gov or by phone at: (646) 733-5111 Monday through Friday (8:00 am to 4:30 pm) Eastern Time. CBP recently provided similar information for other CEEs. The Pharmaceutical CEE page is (here). The Electronics CEE page is (here).
CBP is requesting comments by Oct. 10 on its collection of the information on the Importer ID Input Record (CBP form 5106), allowing for an additional 30 days for comment. CBP is proposing to extend this information collection, with an increase to the estimated burden hours because of revised estimates of the number of respondents (burden hours to increase from 1,000 to 75,000) and the amount of time required to complete the form (from 6 to 15 minutes).