A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website April 21, 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 its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of April 21. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, and tobacco; and certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying textile articles and/or other articles; the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated April 21 with 63 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 181,740. The most recent ruling is dated 04/17/14.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website April 18, 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 is requesting comments by June 23 for an existing information collection for bonded warehouse applications. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
CBP is requesting comments by June 23 for an existing information collection for goods temporarily exported for repairs. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
CBP is requesting comments by June 23 for an existing information collection for entry summaries. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America posted some of the presentations given during the group's annual conference April. 7-10. The presentations include:
CBP published the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refund (overpayments) of customs duties. For the quarter which began April 1 and ends June 30, the interest rates for overpayments will be 2 percent for corporations and 3 percent for non-corporations, and the rate of underpayments will be 3 percent for corporations and non-corporations. These interest rates are subject to change for the calendar quarter beginning July 1 and ending Sept. 30, said CBP.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues: