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CBP Releases Trade Enforcement Bulletin
May 24, 2017 |Customs

CBP posted a trade enforcement bulletin for the second quarter of fiscal year 2017 (here). The bulletin includes information on trade enforcement operations, including seizures of counterfeit light fixtures and illegal engines and pesticides. CBP also mentioned a major penalty involving misclassified airplane parts. "After consulting Associate Chief Counsel (ACC) Miami [airport] for legal advice in an early legal review of the case, the import specialist determined that an argument could be made to support the pre-penalty at a heightened culpability level of gross negligence," it said. "In each response to the CBP Form 28 issued, the importer claimed indicated that the imported parts were not made of cast iron, which is the very first requirement to use the HTS classification. It is imperative for a company which specializes in gas turbine parts to know the material with which the parts are made. As such, not only did the misclassifications demonstrate a failure of reasonable care, but the importer acted [with] wanton disregard for relevant facts and with indifference to or disregarded for its obligation under the statute. As a result of this comprehensive review conducted by the ACC and the import specialist, CBP Miami took an aggressive stance and proposed a pre-penalty in the amount of $1.33 million."

CBP Releases May 24 Customs Bulletin
May 23, 2017 |Customs

CBP released its May 24 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 51, No. 21) (here). While it does not contain any rulings, it does include recent CBP notices and Court of International Trade opinions.

China Is Country of Origin of US-Programmed Scanner and Label Printer for Procurement, CBP Says
May 19, 2017 |Customs

China is the country of origin of a visitor management system for government procurement purposes, CBP said in a final determination (here). The Raptor Basic System, used to scan the identification cards of visiting individuals and print visitor tags that signify the access or identity type of the visitor, includes an ID scanner and label printer made in China and programmed with the system software in the U.S., as well as U.S.-made labels and an optional barcode scanner made in Taiwan. Though the software enables the items to work together as a system, the programming does not substantially transform the scanner and label printer because both items would serve that purpose even without the specialized software, CBP said. However, the country of origin for procurement purposes of the labels and barcode scanners is the U.S. and Taiwan, respectively, it said.