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.)
CBP's Port of Los Angeles has issued a Public Bulletin announcing that Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport In-Bond Enforcement Team Agriculture (IBET-Ag) is located at the USC Intermodal Centralized Examination Station (CES) at 720 Watson Center Road, Carson, California, 90745.
CBP has posted an updated version of its ACE application form.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final determination that the U.S. is the country of origin of InfraStruXure Solutions and of certain units for purposes of U.S. Government procurement, effective September 9, 2010. Any party-at-interest may seek judicial review of this final determination on or before October 15, 2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a summary of changes to the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) that is effective September 10, 2010. The following changes were made to Appendix D - Export Port Codes:
Broker Power is now issuing weekly summary reports highlighting the most active textile and apparel tariff preference levels1 from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “Quota Weekly Commodity Status Report.” BP’s weekly report also lists the TRQ commodities on CBP’s weekly “TRQ/TPL Threshold to Fill List.”
CBP has issued a memorandum announcing a special import quota of 14,977,489 kg for upland cotton that is provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 6 and is entered under HTS 9903.52.03. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the TRQs in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice of method which states that the agency is modifying the test method currently applied for the testing of pressed and toughened (specially tempered) glassware for Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification purposes.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message regarding a delay in the correction of a CAMIR unified manifest with ISF transactions discrepancy. CBP has opted to delay implementation of the fix which would properly reject CAMIR unified manifest with Importer Security Filing (ISF) transactions when an inbond number is not provided for T&E or IE inbond movements. (CBP had previously announced that the discrepancy would be corrected on September 15, 2010.)
CBP has posted an updated version of its Public Automated Commercial System FIRMS (Facilities Information and Resources Management Systems) report that is organized by port code and alphabetically by company name.