CBP in October identified 504 shipments valued at more than $199 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor, including goods subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and withhold release orders, the agency said in its most recent operational statistics update. The value of those shipments is up from September, when CBP identified 259 shipments worth more than $102 million (see 2310230037). Also in October, CBP seized 1,499 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $160 million if the items had been genuine, the agency said.
CBP released an updated version of the "ACE Tips for Filing EPA Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)" guide, it announced in a CSMS message Nov. 14. The document provides an "overview of the program and tips for filing that can help clarify what is filed when and avoid potential filing errors," the message said.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Nov. 9, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.
Entries will "likely continue to be detained" under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act during a government shutdown, and UFLPA detentions likely will continue to be reviewed, albeit at a much slower pace, said customs lawyer Ted Murphy in a blog post on Nov. 13. But it's still unclear exactly what "impact a government shutdown would have on UFLPA related activities, given that the law was not enacted during the last shutdown in December 2018-January 2019," Murphy said. Funding for the federal government expires on Nov. 17 (see 2311080006).
CBP soon will begin a pilot to test electronic issuance for demands on sureties for liquidated damages or penalties, the agency said in a notice released Nov. 9. During the pilot, which will only be open to sureties, CBP will test sending CBP Form 5955A by email, rather than on paper. The pilot will begin Dec. 13, and CBP will begin accepting applications to participate Nov. 13.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Nov. 8, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.