A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 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 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.)
The U.S. and Morocco signed a bilateral Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) that includes information sharing and cooperation between the two customs administrations, DHS said. The agreement was signed Nov. 21 by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers and Moroccan Minister of Economy and Finance Mohamed Boussaid. The agreement will permit the U.S. and Morocco to exchange information and engage in a range of other forms of mutual assistance to collect revenue and protect their countries, including combating terrorism, DHS said.
CBP's Miami Air Cargo office is looking for potential volunteer participants in a pilot program aimed at streamlining the cut flower inspection process, according to a Nov. 21 memo from Rolando Suliveras, port director at Miami International Airport.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 20, 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 issued a matrix of State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls reporting requirements for Licensable Shipment Reporting. The matrix includes whether specific reporting is required for specific items under different ITAR and other regimes. It also includes additional edits and validations for DDTC license data. It said nonconforming filings will be rejected.
CBP agents found $217,536 worth of methamphetamine concealed inside the undercarriage of a vehicle at the Calexico downtown port of entry Nov. 18, CBP said. The driver, a 43-year-old female Mexican citizen and resident of Mexicali, Baja California, was arrested and turned over to the custody of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents for further processing, it said.
Interest rates for additional duties due and other money owed to the government as a result of reconciliation will remain at 3 percent through Dec. 31, CBP said. The rate is unchanged since October 2011.
CBP is seeking comments on an extension of an existing collection of information via CBP Form 6059B, Customs Declaration, which is used as a standard report of the identity and residence of each person arriving in the U.S., and to declare imported articles to CBP. CBP estimated the paperwork burden at 105,606,000 responses, taking 4 minutes each. Comments are due Jan. 21 to CBP, Attn: Tracey Denning, Regulations and Rulings, Office of International Trade, 90 K Street, NE, 10th Floor, Washington, DC. 20229-1177. Further information: Tracey Denning, 202-325-0265.
PortMiami formed a new task-force, along with CBP, called the "Transshipment Committee," officials there confirmed. The goal is to develop a pilot program for a "transshipment inspection protocol" for PortMiami. Officials said CBP’s increased inspections of transshipped goods since 9/11 results in cargo delays and added expenses. The goal is for terminals to provide CBP a list of all in-transit merchandise in advance, and for CBP to coordinate the expediting review of in-transit merchandise. CBP will also coordinate physical exams to assure goods are released expeditiously, officials said. As part of the effort, CBP assigned Robert Martin, chief of ATCET to work on the project, so terminal operators can directly contact Martin about delays. Kenneth Haeffner, the APD of Trade for CBP will handle “outreach” and work with the Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association on a class to assure they understand all in bond requirements. The first quarterly meeting was Nov. 15, with the next likely in February, they said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 19, 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.)