CBP is requesting comments by July 22 for an existing information collection for the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with a change to the burden hours.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated May 17. The corresponding downloadable rulings are now available.
CBP released its May 8 (Vol. 47, No. 20) and May 15 (Vol. 47 No. 21) Customs Bulletins. While the bulletins do not contain any ruling articles, they do include recent general notices and Court of International Trade decisions. The May 8 bulletin is (here). The May 15 bulletin is (here).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website May 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 posted a May 20 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.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated May 17 with 161 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 177,477. The most recent ruling is dated 05/17/2013.
CBP clarified recent policy changes for amending waiver for prior notice (see 13040819) in a CSMS message. Approved waivers covering a specific type of 1313(j) drawback may be amended to include goods covered by another 1313(j) drawback type, as long as the exports are still within the allowable statutory timeframe, the agency said. The existing approval will be "updated to include the additional 1313(j) type and will apply to drawback claims that meet the statutory timeframes.," it said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website May 17, 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 its draft agenda and 14 other documents for the upcoming Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) meeting on May 22, which include draft recommendations, and other documents on trade modernization, the global supply chain, trade enforcement and other topics. The draft agenda is (here).