CBP is extending the comment period to Feb. 2 on the paperwork burden of Commercial Invoice form: OMB No. 1651-0090, it said in a notice. CBP said the provision of a commercial invoice by an importer is necessary for doing adequate examination of merchandise and determination of the duties due on imported merchandise. The information is used to ascertain the proper tariff classification and valuation of imported merchandise. CBP doesn't require a specific form for this information collection: Importers are allowed to use their existing invoices to comply with these regulations. It estimated 38,500 filings at one minute each as a result of the requirement.
CBP is extending the comment period to Feb. 27 for an existing information collection on forms for importer ID import records. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
The Port of Portland, Ore. updated its CBP Commodity Specialist team information including associated Centers for Excellence and Expertise, CBP said in a Jan. 23 trade bulletin. The update also reflects personnel changes within the team, it said.
The Ports of Philadelphia and Wilmington were closed on Jan. 22, so CBP extended an additional day, without penalty, for any entry summaries and payments of duties due on that day, it said in a CSMS message (here). CBP also said the Ports of Houston/Galveston were closed Jan. 24 and entry summaries and duty payments will be given an extra day (here).
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Jan. 22. The corresponding downloadable rulings are now available.
The CBP single transaction bond (STB) accounting process suffered from deficiencies from 2000 to 2007 that resulted in failure to collect “substantial” antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese garlic, crawfish tail meat, canned mushrooms and honey imports, said Acting CBP Commissioner Thomas Winkowski in a Jan. 2 letter to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. The letter is a response to Wyden concerns expressed in letters to CBP over recent months over failure to collect the relevant duties. Some sureties are continuing to contest CBP demands for payment or have declined payment after reaching insolvency, said Winkowski.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Jan. 22, 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
CBP posted a Jan. 22 version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) electronic query report of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP also posted a version of its CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) electronic query report of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.
CBP seized about 78 pounds of cocaine found in a shipping container in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the agency said. CBP found the cocaine during a secondary inspection of a container arriving on the M/V Caribbean Fantasy ferry from Santo Domingo, it said.
CBP Miami will hold a "Trade Day" event on April 2 from 9 a.m.-noon, it said in an information bulletin. There won't be formal presentation but will be a chance to interact with representatives of federal agencies regulating imports, said CBP. The event will be held in the lobby of the Cargo Clearance Center in Miami at 6601 NW 25th Street.