U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued CSMS message #11-000284 stating that due to unforeseen circumstances in procuring a venue for the Trade Software Technical Seminars that were scheduled for November and December 2011, CBP is now postponing the seminars until January 2012. Additional information will be forthcoming when available.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2012 tariff rate quota for milk and dried cream provided for in Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 8 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule will open on January 3, 2012 with a low-duty quantity of 3,321,300 kg.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of November 14, 2011.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2012 tariff rate quota for cheddar cheese and cheese substitutes as provided for in Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 18 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule will open on January 3, 2012, with the below-listed countries having the following low-duty quantities:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2012 tariff rate quota on dried milk provided for in Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 7 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule will open on January 3, 2012 with a low-duty quantity of 5,261,000 kg.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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 issued a memorandum announcing that the 2012 tariff rate quota on infant formula provided for in Chapter 19, Additional U.S. Note 2 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, will open on January 3, 2012 with a low-duty quantity of 100,000 kg.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a memorandum announcing that the 2012 tariff rate quota on milk (whole) and cream provided for in Chapter 4, subheading 0401.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule will open on January 3, 2012 with a low-duty quantity of 11,356,236 liters.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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.