CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
In the June 17 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 54, No. 23), CBP published notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for battery-operated food mills and mineral oil-based lubricants.
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated on June 22. The following headquarters rulings were modified recently, according to CBP:
CBP added June 18 the ability in ACE for importers to file entries with recently excluded goods in the fourth tranche of Section 301 tariffs, it said in a CSMS message. The official Office of the U.S. Trade Representative notice for the exclusions was published June 12 (see 2006090003). The exclusions are in subheading 9903.88.49. The exclusions are available for any product that meets the description in the Annex to USTR’s notice, regardless of whether the importer filed an exclusion request. The product exclusions apply retroactively to Sept. 1, 2019, the date the tariffs on the fourth list took effect, and remain in effect until Sept. 1, 2020. The CSMS message also includes a summary of Section 301 duties that shows information on each tranche of tariffs and granted product exclusions.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP is seeking comments by July 22 on an existing information collection request for commercial invoices, it said in a notice. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected.
CBP extended its travel restrictions on the northern and southern borders through July 21. The travel restrictions were to expire June 22 (see 2005210015). The travel bans do not apply to cargo, and exempt crossing the border from Canada or Mexico to work in the U.S.
In the June 17 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 54, No. 23), CBP published notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for reversible comforters.
CBP issued an updated ACE deployment schedule that includes several additions related to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. A USMCA tariff schedule database and other updates will be deployed July 1, the date the deal enters into force, CBP said in the change log. In August, CBP will deploy reconciliation changes to prevent merchandise processing fee refunds. That deployment is likely necessary because the USMCA legislation didn't specifically allow for MPF refunds. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is working with Congress for a legislative fix, though CBP recommends delaying reconciliation filings if possible until the MPF issue is figured out (see 2006160046).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: