CBP posted a fact sheet on Simplified Entry (SE), which provides information on how the SE process works, advantages to the approach and the addition of other parts within the SE pilot.
CBP said Tropical Shipping USA is now authorized as a Centralized Examination Station in West Palm Beach, Fla. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the information bulletin.
CBP at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport approved revisions to the California Cartage Company Trade Enforcement Centralized Examination Stations (CES) fee schedule, it said in a public bulletin. CBP Los Angeles said no comments were received in response to the proposed change after it was released in May. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of this bulletin.
CBP posted an Oct. 1 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 plans roundtables Oct. 23 on the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot and the agency's trade transformation efforts, said CBP in an email. CBP officials that will attend the roundtable include Chief Operating Officer Thomas Winkowski, Director of Field Operations (NY) Robert Perez and Senior Advisor for Private Sector Engagement Maria Luisa O’Connell. The ACAS portion will be 10-11 a.m. and the trade transformation portion will be 1-2 p.m, both at One Penn Plaza, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10119., said CBP.
CBP released its Oct. 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 41). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does list recent Court of International Trade decisions.
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 Oct. 2, 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 seized $1.6 million worth of marijuana found within a shipment of farm equipment and commercial-sized spools of wire, the agency said. A Mexican citizen was attempting to deliver the goods through the Nogales Commercial Facility and was selected for a secondary inspection of his cargo, the agency said. The truck shipment was inspected using a non-intrusive x-ray that revealed irregularities within the spools, prompting an off- load of the wire for further inspection, said CBP. Officers then drilled into the spools and found each contained metal boxes filled with a total of nearly 3,300 pounds of marijuana. The contraband, tractor-trailer and equipment were processed for seizure and the driver was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, said CBP.
CBP said the Port of Seattle's downtown location is now able to receive calls and email following an internal network disruption. CBP Seattle Client Representatives are available at (206) 553-5228.