A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Nov. 28, 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://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 officers at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility seized $2,762,000 worth of suspected marijuana that was concealed within a commercial shipment conveyance, CBP said. On the evening of Nov. 27, a 1996 grey Kenworth tractor pulling a 1994 white Great Dane trailer arrived at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge cargo facility with a manifested commercial shipment of frozen strawberries. The tractor/trailer was examined utilizing the cargo X-ray system and subsequently referred to the secondary inspection area for a thorough examination of conveyance and merchandise, CBP said. During secondary inspection officers discovered 622 packages weighing about 1,253 kilograms (2,762 pounds) of alleged marijuana that were hidden within the buckets of the frozen strawberries, it said. CBP seized the narcotics, the tractor/trailer and the manifested merchandise.
Los Angeles Field Operations of CBP issued Public Bulletin No. LA13-016 to provide updated information on the commodities and personnel assigned to import specialist and entry teams at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport. The guide lists the merchandise assignments, supervisor names and telephone numbers of the LA/LB import specialist and entry teams in effect as of November 28.
About 700 people registered to attend the CBP East Coast Trade Symposium Nov. 27 and 28, said a CBP spokesman. About 500 people registered for the Webcast, he said. The same event last year had about 750 onsite attendees and about 350 people registered for the Webcast, the spokesman said.
CBP’s Office of Congressional Affairs launched a new Congressional Resources section of the CBP website, it said in its Nov. 23 newsletter (here). The section is "dedicated to assisting congressional offices seeking information on CBP programs, policies, and operations," the agency said. The site includes "CBP news and events; answers to questions frequently asked by congressional staff; and valuable CBP references and resources." The new site is (here).
Putting in place a Senate-confirmed Commissioner of CBP is "critically important," to the agency, said Deputy Commissioner David Aguilar, speaking to reporters at the East Coast Trade Symposium Nov. 28. Aguilar was named acting commissioner last year after the term for Commissioner Alan Bersin's recess appointment expired. The agency hasn't had a politically appointed commissioner since 2009.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Nov. 27, 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://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 officers at Anzalduas International Bridge between Texas and Mexico seized $4.4 million worth of alleged cocaine in two separate, unrelated incidents over the weekend, arresting two Mexican national men and one female. The first seizure was Nov. 24, when a car occupied by two Mexican citizens arrived at the Anzalduas-Reynosa International Bridge. After further inspection, officers discovered 26 packages of alleged cocaine with an estimated value of $2.2 million. The second was Nov. 25 when 28 packages of alleged cocaine, also valued at $2.2 million, was found in a vehicle.
The U.S. and Taiwan signed a mutual recognition arrangement for the supply chain security program. They agreed Nov. 26 to mutual standards in Taiwan’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program and the U.S.’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program. It recognizes the compatibility between the Taiwan and U.S. cargo security programs and acknowledges that Directorate General of Customs, Taiwan Ministry of Finance and CBP will accept the security status of members of the other program, CBP said.
CBP's New York Field Operations office released the agenda for its meeting for 10 a.m. Dec. 5 in Rm. 401, 1100 Raymond Blvd., Newark. Agenda items include an ACE update on holding code clarification, CES update, resumption of business plan, damaged merchandise procedures and post-storm procedures, it said in an Information Pipeline notice. Details: Linda Birck, 973-368-6107 or linda.birck@dhs.gov.