CBP will increase Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) fees by 4.886 percent to adjust for inflation in fiscal year 2019, the agency said in a notice. Affected fees include the merchandise processing fee, vessel and truck arrival fees and the customs broker permit user fee. The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, passed in 2015, required that CBP make inflation adjustments and fee limitations when deemed necessary (see 1512040024). CBP increased the fees by 2.677 percent last year (see 1710310044). The fees are effective Oct. 1.
CBP is "transitioning to a new model for how we assign broker and importer self-filers to client representatives," the agency said in a July 30 CSMS message. The agency will host webinars on Aug. 1 and Aug. 8 to discuss the changes, it said. The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America is concerned the changes may mean "our direct contact with vital [Automated Broker Interface] client representatives will be cut off," the group said in a July 31 email.
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 27, 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.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website July 25-26, 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 releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP updated its informed compliance publication on mitigation guidelines for foreign trade regulations penalties, the agency said on July 26. The guidelines are based on a 2009 publication and the Commerce Department changes to the foreign trade regulations since then.
CBP posted the transcript from the July 23 webinar on the ACE entry summary business process document. The webinar featured several members of the trade, including Amy Magnus, director-customs affairs and compliance at A.N. Deringer, and Heather Burke, director-regulatory compliance at DB Schenker.
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated July 25 with 111 rulings. The most recent ruling is dated July 24.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website July 23-24, 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.