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CBP Rules Container Monitoring Devices Considered IIT Accessories
June 10, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

Monitoring devices used within refrigerated containers can be considered as an accessory of an Instrument of International Traffic (IIT), said CBP in a June 4 ruling, HQ H251366. As a result, such devices may be imported without a duty payment, said CBP. The ruling came in response to a Hapag-Lloyd request that the agency weigh in on the dutiability of the devices. The devices are used to provide the shipper with temperature information for containers.

CBP LA Advises Trade on Reimbursable Overtime Services
June 10, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP's Los Angeles field office will offer reimbursable overtime for agriculture services as of July 1, it said in a public bulletin. The bulletin includes a list of established business hours for the ports involved and contact information for agriculture reimbursable overtime requests. The bulletin notes that "if a commercial vessel requiring agriculture clearance arrives outside of hours of core agriculture coverage at the port, reimbursable overtime will be charged for the agriculture clearance." Further, "if a commercial vessel requiring an agriculture clearance arrives toward the end of core hours and the agriculture clearance extends beyond the hours of core agriculture hours at the port, then reimbursable overtime will be charged for the portion of the clearance outside of the core hours," it said.

CBP Extends Grace Period for New Forms 5106 and 301
June 5, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

Filers will now have until Sept. 1 before they are required to use recently updated CBP Forms 5106 (Importer ID Input Record) and 301 (Bond), the agency said in CSMS messages. CBP previously said use of the new forms would be mandatory as of July 1 (see 14053009 and 14053010), but "due to the request of trade," the grace period was pushed back to September. The only changes to the forms were to the expiration date listed on the forms. The CSMS message for Form 5106 is (here) and for Form 301 is (here).