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 March 7, 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.
In the March 8 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 51, No. 10) (here), CBP published a notice that proposes to revoke or modify rulings and similar treatment for non-motorized knee scooters
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated March 6 (here) with 68 rulings. The most recent ruling is dated March 3.
CBP said it created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1701 on March 7, containing 1,754 ABI records and 360 harmonized tariff records (here). Modifications include "those made as a result of Presidential Proclamation 9555, To Implement the Nepal Preference Program," CBP said. The modified records can be retrieved electronically via the procedures indicated in the CATAIR. Further information: Jennifer Keeling, Jennifer.Keeling@dhs.gov
Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and Acting CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will travel to Canada to "discuss U.S.-Canada collaboration across the broad spectrum of the DHS portfolio" with multiple Canadian ministers, DHS said in a news release (here). Issues on the agenda include cross-border trade and law enforcement, DHS said. The trip also presents another opportunity for discussion about NAFTA, a CBP official said last week (see 1703010025).
CBP should release the details on imported shipments found to include counterfeit products, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) said in comments to the agency (here). The GIPC's and other comments (here) were submitted as part of CBP's proposed rule to create a donation program to help it with intellectual property rights enforcement (see 1701130021). The proposed rule is a result of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, which said CBP must issue regulations allowing the agency to accept industry donations for IPR enforcement (see 1602230080). That law "also expands post-seizure information sharing with industry experts" and "CBP agents should proactively use these new tools to maximize advanced counterfeit detection with industry," the GIPC said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website March 6, 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 issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP posted its fiscal year 2016 Performance and Accountability Report (here) on March 7. The document, released annually, includes an overview of recent CBP activities, an update on whether CBP is meeting its objectives, and the agency’s financial statements. For the first time in four years, CBP met its goal for the percentage of cargo imported by members of trade partnership programs, with 53% of cargo imported by members. The 2015 report had set a goal of 54% of cargo imported by trade partnership program participants, and found 52.2% was imported by members (see 1604060023). At the end of FY 2016, the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program had 12,083 participants and 11,506 certified partners, CBP said. The agency missed its goal of collecting 100% of revenue, having collected 99.06% in FY 2016. CBP did meet its goal of 97.5% of imports being compliant with trade laws, posting a 99.18% compliance rate, it said.