CBP has posted a December 5, 2011 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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news releases during December 1-5, 2011:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is requesting comments by February 3, 2012, on an existing information collection concerning the Declaration of Owner (CBP Form 3347) and Declaration of Consignee When Entry is Made by an Agent (CBP Form 3347A). CBP states that it is proposing to extend the expiration date of this information collection, without change to the forms or the burden hours.
On November 16, 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection took its trade mission to Congress, showcasing the agency’s multifaceted trade, international and agriculture programs at the second annual International Trade Capitol Hill Day. CBP officials explained to Capitol Hill staffers that “textiles account for five percent of imports and 43 percent of duty revenues collected,” as well as the agency’s efforts to validate the security of importers’ global supply chains to ensure national security and expedite trade. International partnerships that facilitate much of international trade were also highlighted. CBP was joined at the event by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing the issuance of Harmonized System Update 1107. This update contains 28,916 Automated Broker Interface records and 4,758 harmonized tariff records.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Web site as of December 5, 2011, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. These messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
In the November 30, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 49), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke two rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of frozen crème brulee and nickel bolts.
On December 1, 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Commissioner Alan Bersin met for the first time with the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group, a newly established organization comprised of four international air transport trade associations (including the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations), in order to discuss their most pressing concerns, including their interest in driving down costs and attaining group efficiencies.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have issued the following news releases:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site as of December 2, 2011, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. These messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.