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CBP AD and CV Messages as of April 2
April 3, 2020 |Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website April 2 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 ADD CVD Search page.

CBP Announces COVID-19 Cargo Team
April 3, 2020 |Customs

CBP said in a recent CSMS message that its Pharmaceuticals, Health and Chemical Center of Excellence and Expertise “has established the COVID-19 Cargo Resolution Team (CCRT).” This is part of an “effort to coordinate inquiries regarding the import of medical supplies and personal protective equipment.” The team will “triage incoming inquir[i]es, coordinate with affected ports, and respond directly as appropriate,” it said. “CCRT can be contacted at COVID19_RELIEF_IMPORTS@cbp.dhs.gov. This email address will be used as CBP’s coordinating mechanism for receiving and responding to inquiries concerning the items below items. Assigned staff will also coordinate with the ports and other government agencies to ensure that legitimate shipments are not unnecessarily delayed.” Types of inquiries that should be sent to the mailbox include “facilitation requests from other government agencies and private industry” and “general inquiries regarding the import of medical instruments,” it said. “To assist CBP in expediting the release of COVID-19 relief materials, please include as much data about the shipment as possible.”

CBP Closes Alaska Port Due to Employee With COVID-19; Cargo Operations Not Affected
April 3, 2020 |Customs

CBP closed the Anchorage, Alaska, federal building that houses the area port office (Port Code 3126) “possibly for 14 days” after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, CBP said in an April 3 CSMS message. The sea port and cargo operations are not affected, it said. “For the interim, any documents (Entry Summary packages, Fines, Penalties & Forfeitures (FP&F) payments, petitions etc., duty payments, etc.) that would be delivered in person or by courier to this location, are to be submitted to the Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Cargo Office at Ted Stevens International Airport.”

CBP AD and CV Messages as of April 1
April 2, 2020 |Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website April 1 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 ADD CVD Search page.

CBP Publishes Quarterly Interest Rates for Customs Duties Underpayments and Refunds
April 2, 2020 |Customs

CBP published the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties. For the quarter beginning April 1, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2020, the interest rates for overpayments remains 4 percent for corporations and 5 percent for non-corporations, and the interest rate for underpayments will be 5 percent for both corporations and non-corporations. These interest rates are subject to change for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2020, and ending on Sept. 30, 2020, CBP said.

CBP Asking Ports to Exercise 'Maximum Discretion'
April 2, 2020 |Customs

Keeping exports and imports moving is critical to the U.S. economy and CBP headquarters has asked the ports “to exercise as much discretion as they can to keep things flowing as well as they can,” a CBP official said during an April 2 conference call. While there are no reports of major volume backlogs at the moment, CBP is hearing of “increased needs for customs-bonded warehouses” and “facilities to store goods temporarily while importers are closed,” he said. CBP plans to issue guidance on enforcement discretion, but the agency is “working directly with the ports on the identified issues, trying to identify ways to get around some of those issues,” he said. For example, CBP should be notified if someone is worried about “general order” for cargo that is sitting, and the agency will work with the port, he said. Other issues CBP officials would engage in include expiring in-bond dates and goods that can't be delivered, he said.

CBP AD and CV Messages as of March 31
April 1, 2020 |Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website March 31 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 ADD CVD Search page.