CBP has issued a memorandum announcing the fiscal year 2011 opening of the tariff rate quota on cocoa powder, as provided for in HTS Chapter 18, Additional U.S. Note 1. This TRQ opens on October 1, 2010, and the restraint level for all countries except Mexico is 2,313,000 kg.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message on OFAC's recent final rule that effective September 29, 2010, prohibits the commercial and non-commercial importation of certain foodstuffs, carpets and textile floor and wall coverings of Iranian origin.
On September 14, 2010, the New York and New Jersey Port Authority Board of Commissioners provided up to $1 billion in its capital planning process to help finance a solution to the Bayonne Bridge height issue. A comprehensive planning analysis is under way to determine a cost-effective solution to the bridge clearance issue, which will pose a navigational problem for larger ships after the Panama Canal expands in 2014.
CBP has posted a memorandum announcing the September 20, 2010 opening of the tariff rate quota for certain cotton provided for in HTS Chapter 52, Additional U.S. Note 5 for the period September 20, 2010 through September 19, 2011.
On September 24, 2010, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority issued a press release release announcing that it will consider nearly $5.4 million in construction and other improvements related to Bayport Container Terminal and Barbours Cut Boulevard during its regular public meeting on September 28, 2010.
The President of the New York Shipping Association announced on September 28, 2010 that there is currently a work stoppage taking place in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Longshore workers are refusing to cross picket lines established by longshore workers from Philadelphia and perhaps other outside locations who are reportedly protesting certain actions taken by an employer in Philadelphia.
On September 27, 2010, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced the successful initiation of operations of radiation detection equipment at the Port of Valencia in Spain, installed as part of NNSA's nonproliferation Megaports Initiative.1
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.
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 only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is requesting comments on an information collection requirement concerning the CBP Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record), CBP Form I-94W (Nonimmigrant Visa Waiver Arrival/Departure), and the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). Comments are due by November 29, 2010.