The 2018 annual user fee of $141.70 for each customs broker district permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association or corporation is due by Jan. 26, CBP said in a notice. If a broker fails to pay the annual user fee by the published due date, the appropriate port director will notify the broker in writing of the failure to pay and will revoke the permit to operate. The 2018 fee represents an increase of $3.70 over previous years due to provisions included in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, signed into law in 2015 (see 1512070011).
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 Nov. 20, 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 http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Nov. 20 with 26 rulings. The most recent ruling is dated Nov. 14.
CBP will postpone a new requirement that the Harmonized Tariff Schedule number be supplied on in-bond transmissions, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in an emailed update sent Nov. 20. The requirement will not take effect Nov. 27 alongside other provisions of CBP’s September in-bond final rule (see 1709270027), CBP has said, according to the NCBFAA. “CBP will be issuing a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) to the Trade to explain this change and other issues from the [Federal Register] notice on the final rule,” the trade group said. “We expect the FAQ to be issued this week.” CBP did not comment.
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 Nov. 17, 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 http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.
CBP released its Nov. 22 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 51, No. 47). While it does not contain any rulings, it does include recent Court of International Trade opinions and general notices from CBP.
The country of origin of raw green coffee beans imported to the U.S. or Canada that are subsequently roasted depends on where the beans are roasted, CBP said in a final determination. Keurig Green Mountain requested the final determination ruling for purposes of government procurement. CBP considers roasting green coffee beans to substantially transform "the beans into a new and different article of commerce," it said. "Based on this long held position, depending on where the coffee beans are roasted, the roasting of the green coffee beans substantially transforms the coffee beans into either a product of Canada, or a product of the United States, for purposes of government procurement," the agency said.
Freight forwarders will be able to submit air export manifests as part of upcoming pre-departure manifest filing, CBP has said, according to an update from the Airforwarders Association. Though up until now airlines have filed CBP Form 7509, CBP will adopt “some version” of the “progressive filing model,” whereby the forwarder electronically submits “all or most of this data electronically before departure,” the AfA said. The current pilot program has a mode for forwarders to report the data, but the “issue with the pilot” is that there is currently “little participation by forwarders,” the trade group said. Aspects of the progressive filing model will likely be incorporated into “new export rules coming out,” the AfA said. CBP did not comment.