U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a frequently asked questions and answers document to provide guidance to licensed Customs brokers on the submission of the Triennial Status Report and fee. The next triennial status report, in addition to a $100 fee, should be filed during the month of February 2012.
In the November 16, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 47), CBP published a notice revoking the use of "average price" to value cut flower imported under consignment that are eligible for duty-free treatment under the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA). CBP states this method is the "fallback" method, the last of four possible methods to use, and is not the proper method for valuation purposes.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice announcing that 26 Customs broker licenses are revoked without prejudice for failure to file the 2006 triennial status report and applicable fee.
In the November 16, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 47), CBP published two notices that propose to modify one ruling and revoke two rulings and similar treatment regarding the classification of current detectors and thermal oxidizers.
The International Trade Administration is publishing notices in the November 18, 2011 Federal Register on the following AD/CV proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, the scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
International Trade Administration officials state that the October 25, 2011 antidumping duty final results notice on folding tables and chairs from China (A-570-868), that revoked the order for New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., failed to specify that the revocation was only for New-Tec as both "producer and exporter". Instead, the notice mistakenly said that the order was revoked for one exporter, New-Tec.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that 469 Customs broker licenses are revoked by operation of law, without prejudice, for failure to file the 2009 triennial status report and applicable fee.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's November 16, 2011 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 47) contains 4 notices of ruling actions:
Broker Power is providing readers with some of the top stories for November 7-10, 2011 in case they were missed last week.
In the November 2, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 45), CBP published a notice that proposes to modify or revoke two rulings and similar treatment regarding the classification of certain gas generators.