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CBP AD and CV Messages as of Nov. 18-19
November 20, 2019 |Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 18-19 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 Filing Procedures for Recently Granted Third Tranche Section 301 Exclusions
November 20, 2019 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP added on Nov. 13 the ability in ACE for importers to file entries with recently excluded goods in the third tranche of Section 301 tariffs, it said in a CSMS message. Filers of imported products that were granted an exclusion (see 1911080003) should report the regular Chapters 39, 42, 44, 48, 50, 54, 60, 73, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 90 and 94 Harmonized Tariff Schedule number, as well as subheading 9903.88.34, CBP said in the message. “Importers shall not submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTS number for the Section 301 duties when” subheading 9903.88.34 is submitted, CBP said.

Topics:Harmonized Tariff Schedule, Customs duty
Machinery Importer Pays CBP $3.3 Million to Resolve Customs Violations
November 20, 2019 |Customs

A company that imports machinery that is used in making optical lenses paid CBP $3.3 million related to customs violations under 19 U.S.C. § 1592, the agency said in a Nov. 19 news release. The company, Satisloh, “provided false descriptions, tariff classification numbers, and/or duty rates to CBP for the entries of certain machinery and repair parts," CBP said. "The matter was resolved when CBP accepted an offer in compromise submitted by the importer. An offer in compromise is a written offer and deposit of funds to settle civil liability relating to a Government claim arising under customs laws." Brenda Smith, executive assistant commissioner, Office of Trade, said "civil penalties like this one are a critical tool in our toolbox, and I commend CBP for seeing this penalty through to a collection.” Satisloh didn't comment. CBP didn't respond to requests for more information about the case.

Topics:Customs duty
More Inspections Planned for Tomato and Pepper Imports Due to APHIS Order, CBP Says
November 19, 2019 |Customs

CBP will perform more inspections on “imported tomato and pepper fruit, seed lots and transplants entering at all U.S. ports of entry beginning Friday, Nov. 22, to prevent the introduction of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus and protect the multi-billion dollar U.S. tomato and pepper production industry," the agency said in a news release. The increased inspections are a result of a Nov. 15 federal order from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The federal order restricts "imports of tomato and pepper seed lots and transplants from all countries as well as restrictions on tomato and pepper fruit consignments imported from Mexico, Canada, Israel, and the Netherlands," CBP said. APHIS will require that "all imported tomato and pepper seed lots along with other propagative plant materials be tested and/or certified free of the disease" and "all tomato and pepper fruit commercial shipments imported from Mexico, Israel, Canada and the Netherlands to be inspected and certified free of disease symptoms." According to a notice from CBP's Laredo, Texas, field office posted by a local brokers association, "the order will increase inspections and document verifications at time of entry from Mexico, Canada, Israel, and Netherlands."

Topics:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
IPR Groups Largely Supportive of CBP's Proposal for Info Sharing
November 19, 2019 |Customs

The American Intellectual Property Law Association, the American Bar Association IP law section and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce all offered general support in comments on CBP's proposal to allow for the disclosure of information to trademark holders on shipments that have been voluntarily abandoned (see 1910150034). The AIPLA and the Chamber suggested only some small tweaks are necessary, including a change from “may" to "will" where the proposal says that "CBP may disclose to the owner the following comprehensive importation information." Comments were due on Nov. 15.