CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of December 6, 2010.
CBP has posted an updated version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) - an electronic query report for CF 1400 of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP has also posted an updated CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) - an electronic query report for CF 1401 of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota for chocolate and low-fat chocolate crumb provided for in HTS Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 3 will open on January 3, 2011.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota on American-type cheese, including Colby, provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 19, will open on January 3, 2011.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quotas for olives provided for in HTS Chapter 7, Additional U.S. Note 5; HTS Chapter 20, Additional U.S. Note 4; and headings in HTS Chapter 20 will open January 3, 2011.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota on infant formula provided for in HTS Chapter 19, Additional U.S. Note 2, will open on January 3, 2011 with a low-duty quantity of 100,000 kg.
CBP has posted an updated version of its TRQ/TPL "threshold to fill" list, a quick reference to monitor TRQs and TPLs that are approaching their restraint limit or have filled their in-quota (low) rate. The list is divided into two sections: those that are at least 85% filled and those that are filled.
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that effective December 5, 2010, Miami Express Consignment Hub (DHL) will begin to use new Port Code 5296 for all CBP transactions. CBP says that use of the prior Port Code (5271) should be discontinued as of December 4, 2010 at 23:59 hours.
CBP has posted Amendment 27 to the Customs Automated Manifest Interface Requirements (CAMIR)-Intermodal. The "Input to Customs and Border Protection" document has been revised as follows: Record Identifier N00 -- Added new code “BKP” to Note 1.
An overview of a number of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)