CBP's Office of Information and Technology has posted an updated list of companies/persons offering ABI data processing services to the trade community.

CBP said it and the Department of Commerce are planning a national webinar for customs brokers on aluminum extrusions AD/CVD cases in September. CBP mentioned the webinar in its Antidumping Countervailing Duty Subcommittee report for the upcoming Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) meeting on Aug. 15 in Seattle. CBP said it is actively looking at building an increase in the amount of product specific knowledge through greater outreach to industry experts and such meetings are "an opportunity to learn about specific allegations as well as industry trends and patterns while providing the trade with updated information on what CBP actions could be taken as part of bidirectional education."

Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) should look to CBP's protocol for processing holds and pauses as a way to improve the PGA process, said the Advisory Committee On Commercial Operations (COAC) Trade Facilitation Subcommittee in a list of recommendations based of its first-ever trade survey. Survey respondents said interactions with CBP on holds and pauses was far more favorable than dealing with PGAs. The subcommittee advises the process reviews could be performed through the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEEs). The list of recommendations were posted Aug. 10.

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 Aug. 9, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on 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 Seattle sent a trade information notice on the Aug. 15 Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) meeting. The meeting will include two public comment periods and registration is available (here). The registration deadline is close of business on Aug. 12, it said. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.

CBP posted documents on changes to the Customs and Trade Interface Requirements (CATAIR) Appendix C, which lists Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) units of measure abbreviations and their meanings. The CATAIR Appendix C changes are (here). CATAIR Appendix C is available (here).

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Aug. 8, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on 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 at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Port reminded shipping lines and vessel of rules for longshore work by non-immigrant crewmembers after it received allegations of regulation violations, it said in a public bulletin. CBP LA said it got allegations that alien crewmembers helped with vessel preparation and cargo discharge, which are considered longshore work under 8 CFR 258. Authorization for longshore work by non-immigrant crewmembers must be included on CBP Form I-418, said CBP. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.

CBP Seattle issued a trade information notice on the "high levels of Asian Gypsy Moth that are being intercepted on vessels this year." CBP asks that vessel crews look for egg masses when transporting goods from high risk countries in Asia. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.