The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act is one of the most powerful laws, "in what it's been able to achieve in such a short time," said Howard Mendelsohn, chief client officer for Kharon, a risk intelligence service provider. It was implemented so quickly that almost $2 billion worth of imports has been detained, at least temporarily.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Oct. 16, 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.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) ended its 100% truck inspections at midnight Oct. 13 for "certain ports of entry" on the southern border, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in an Oct. 16 email. The inspections affected the "Laredo-Colombia Solidarity Bridge, as well as the ports of Ysleta and Marcelino Serna, and the Bridge of the Americas." The inspections began Oct. 12 (see 2310120058). The inspections also included the Tornillo Port (see 2310130059).
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Oct. 13, 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.
CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2311 on Oct. 12, containing 12,260 ABI records and 2,452 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. This update includes 2023 Cotton Fee amendments, fixing an issue with an earlier HSU (see 2309290044), as well as updates to statistical reporting numbers that were amended since the last assessment adjustment in 2022, CBP said in a Oct. 13 CSMS message.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Oct. 12, 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.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Oct. 11, 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.
CBP recently debuted a new online portal for filing mitigation petitions with its Office of Fines, Penalties & Forfeitures for relief from penalty notices, demands for liquidated damages and seizure notices. The portal allows importers or their lawyers or brokers to create new petitions and look up existing petitions. It also allows for the attachment of documents to support a petition, up to 25 MB per document or 50 MB total.