CBP announced the calendar year 2019 tariff-rate quota for tuna in airtight containers, in a May 15 notice. It said 14,945,117 kilograms of tuna in air-tight containers may be entered and withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during 2019, at the rate of 6% ad valorem under HTS subheading 1604.14.22. Any such tuna that is entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption during the current calendar year in excess of this quota will be dutiable at the rate of 12.5% ad valorem under HTS subheading 1604.14.30.
Brokers Should Protest Liquidations Subject to Pending Tariff Exclusion Requests, C.H. Robinson Says
Importers should have their customs broker file a protest on liquidated entries that are subject to pending exclusion requests on the Section 301 or Section 232 tariffs, C.H. Robinson said in a notice to customers posted May 15. "Entries typically liquidate 314 days after entry date," the company said. "However, we have seen some entries liquidate sooner. If you have a product exclusion request pending, and your entry liquidates before it has received a determination, request that your broker submit a protest to CBP with the notation 'Section 232 (or 301) product exclusion pending.' That notation will allow time for the product exclusion to be determined." That way, if the exclusion is approved, "the protest can be amended to include the exclusion number or information and a duty refund to be issued," and "if denied, the protest can be withdrawn." A CBP official recently said the agency will be unable to give any refunds once a protest period expires even if an exclusion is later granted (see 1905090059).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website May 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 ADD CVD Search page:
CBP plans to hold the 2019 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) Conference June 25 and 26, the agency said in an announcement. The agency will release an agenda when it opens registration this month, CBP said.
CBP will end its "informed compliance" period for filing Air Cargo Advance Screening on June 11, the agency said in a CSMS message. CBP allowed for a year for industry to make business process changes when the agency issued the rule last year (see 1806110043). "Air carriers or other eligible ACAS filer that have not yet begun transmitting the required data should contact their assigned CBP Client Representative to initiate the mandatory on-boarding process," CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website May 10, 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:
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) for CBP will next meet May 30 in Laredo, Texas, CBP said in a notice.
CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1907 on May 10, containing 43 Automated Broker Interface records and 10 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records, it said in a CSMS message. The update includes adjustments required by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative's announcement of increased tariffs on goods from China (see 1905100015). The update also includes the new exemptions from Section 301 tariffs on China (see 1905100034). Modifications required by the verification of the 2019 HTS are included as well.