CBP posted an updated version of it's frequently asked questions (FAQs) on policy for cargo release/simplified entry. Among updated information is a list of documents supported within the pilot program through the recently added document imaging capability. The FAQs also now say "CBP has a tentative plan to expand the pilot to the ocean mode of transportation in 2014."
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Jan. 16, 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 Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) voted Jan. 15 to adopt a document outlining principles for the One U.S. Government at the Border initiative and recommend that CBP look to the document as it moves forward. The efforts can be monitored through "CBP reporting quarterly back to COAC on progress being made to implement programs that align with these principles, principally through the [Border Interagency Executive Council]," said COAC.
CBP provided some advice on how to reduce the likelihood of holds as a result of new food facility registration requirements. Beginning Feb. 1, if a foreign food facility is required to register with the Food and Drug Administration, but fails to do so, food from that facility that is being imported or offered for import into the U.S. is subject to refusal under section 801(l) of the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act. Food facility registrations (FFRs) that are not renewed by Jan. 31 will be subject to invalidation of registration and could result in food shipments manufactured by those facilities without valid registrations to be held at the port or refused upon arrival in the U.S., said CBP in a CSMS message.
The January version of CBP's Trade Transformation Update removed some mentions of future plans for Simplified Entry that were included in the December version. The January document also included a list of planned capabilities and their benefits in the Automated Commercial Environment, something CBP has previously released. Otherwise, the document was largely unchanged.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Jan. 15, 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 outlined the requirements for electronic in-bond movement authorization (1D) freight status notification (FSN) messages that are transmitted to the Air AMS participant in custody of the cargo, in a CSMS message.
Reusable collapsible packing crates used by Yusen Logistics are considered Instruments of International Traffic (IIT), CBP said in a Jan. 9 ruling. Yusen sought CBP's opinion on whether the packing crates can be considered IITs and therefore exempted from entry filing requirements and duty payments. The ruling, HQ H234925, said the Japanese-made wood and steel crates meet the requirements for IIT designation.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Jan. 14 with 323 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 175,548. The most recent ruling is dated 1/9/2013.
The work of CBP and Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on antidumping/countervailing duty evasion enforcement resulted in penalties worth over $24 million, said CBP. The agency posted its AD/CV enforcement statistics for FY 2012. This the first year CBP tracked such statistics and it will continue to do so in the future, said a CBP spokeswoman.