CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 13, 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.)
In the Sept. 4 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 37), CBP published two notices that propose to modify rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of Brussels sprouts with butter sauce and sugar confectionery.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 12, 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 U.S. government is extending import restrictions for five years on archaeological and ethnological material from Cambodia from the Bronze Age through the Khmer era, which are set to expire Sept. 19, said CBP in a Federal Register notice. The notice, effective Sept. 19, said the State Department has decided conditions continue to warrant the imposition of import restrictions and CBP's regulations will be amended to reflect the extension.
CBP's Newark field office outlined the recently revised form requirements under Lacey Act provisions being enforced by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (see 3081926). CBP gave a presentation on the subject at the Sept. 12 quarterly meeting in Newark. The changes, which add to language to Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Form 585 (Permit to Import Timber or Timber Products) and PPQ Form 621 (Protected Plant Permit to Engage in the Business of Importing, Exporting or Re-exporting Terrestrial Plants or Plant Products that are Protected), are meant "to make certain importers understand their obligations under the Lacey Act," the presentation said. The revised language will include information on the requirement to submit a PPQ Form 505 when importing applicable commodities, it said. The agency also offered some best practices when an importer is unsure if a form is needed, including checking with foreign governments and asking APHIS.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 11, 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 is up to 1,284 total Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) validations, including 339 initial validations and 945 revalidations, the agency said in an update on C-TPAT achievements. CBP has said it plans to get through 2,200 validations this year (see 13060627). There has also been a total of 1,690 suspensions and 1,242 C-TPAT removals.
In the Sept. 4 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 28), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for the tariff classification of ceramic travel coffee cups and file organizers.