CBP has issued the following news releases:
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.”
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.)
The online registration for the August 4, 2010 COAC meeting is now available on CBP's website.
CBP has issued memos announcing the August 1, 2010 opening (for the quota period of 08/01/10- 07/31/11) of the following Uruguay Rounds/GATT cotton tariff rate quotas:
CBP has posted Amendment 51 to the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements document. The following sections were revised: Daily Statement, Foreign Trade Zone, Appendix B (Valid Codes), and Appendix P (FTZ Error Messages).
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.
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 posted the minutes from the April 7, 2010 meeting of COAC’s Intellectual Property Rights Subcommittee. Most of the issues discussed at the April 7, 2010 meeting were also discussed at subsequent COAC Committee and IPR Subcommittee meetings. During the discussion of a planned IPR Importer Self-Assessment program component, a Subcommittee member asked CBP why 20 companies have withdrawn from ISA. CBP responded that the withdrawals were due primarily to bankruptcy. At the meeting, Subcommittee members also expressed concerns that if gray market importers become ISA-IPR certified it could allow counterfeits to be introduced. CBP also responded favorably to a suggestion by a Subcommittee member that e-Allegations be reviewed as part of the control process for an ISA-IPR program.
CBP has posted the weekly foreign currency exchange rate multipliers for the week ending July 23, 2010.