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 July 31 to Aug. 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 issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP will accept comments on its proposed rules for drawback under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act until Sept. 17, the agency said in its notice published in the Aug. 2 Federal Register. The text of the noticed was released on July 27 (see 1807270024) and the drawback industry is looking closely at the proposal. "We are still in the many stages of review, we do know that there will be considerable comments that are made from all different trade groups," said Dave Corn, vice president of Comstock and Theakston, in an Aug. 2 email. "Among the big concerns is the change for excise taxes, transfers of merchandise, tracking new definitions throughout the package, etc. Now that we know comments are due September 17th, the big push will begin to complete a thorough review."
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 July 30-31, 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.
CBP released its Aug. 1 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 52, No. 31). While it does not contain any rulings, it does include CBP general notices and recent Court of International Trade opinions.
The increases to CBP user fees for fiscal year 2019 only apply to minimum and maximum allowed merchandise processing fees and not the ad valorem MPF rate, CBP said in a CSMS message. "The minimum will change from $25.67 to $26.22 and the maximum will change from $497.99 to $508.70," the agency said. The fee increases go into effect Oct. 1 (see 1807310028).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Needle electrodes from the U.S. or Japan that are sent to China for further processing remain products of the U.S. or Japan, CBP said in a ruling. Rhythmlink International, a manufacturer and distributor of medical devices, requested a final determination from CBP on the country of origin. Specifically, the company asked about "a Subdermal Needle Electrode," which is classified by the Food and Drug Administration as “a device which is placed subcutaneously to stimulate or to record electrical signals.”