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CBP to Expand Document Imaging Pilot this Summer
July 10, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP will expand its Document Image System (DIS) pilot in the Automated Commercial Environment to add additional partner government agency forms and reduce metadata submission requirements, said CBP in a notice. A Federal Register notice on the expansion will be published shortly, said CBP. DIS allows for electronic submission of documents during the import process required by multiple agencies. CBP began testing the program last year (see 12040548).

Topics:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
CBP's Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Graph Report as of July 8
July 9, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of July 8. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, and tobacco; and certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying textile articles and/or other articles; the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc.

CBP Adds Sentence on Broker Exam Date to Regulations
July 9, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP is correcting its regulations to add a sentence about the timing of the customs broker exam, it said in a notice. CBP is adding the following sentence to 19 CFR Section 111.13(b): "Written examinations will be given on the first Monday in April and October unless the regularly scheduled examination date conflicts with a national holiday, religious observance, or other foreseeable event and the agency publishes in the FEDERAL REGISTER an appropriate notice of a change in the examination date."

CBP AD and CV Messages as of July 5
July 8, 2013 by Brian Feito|Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website July 5, 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 to Auction Unclaimed, Abandoned Merchandise on July 11
July 8, 2013 by Claire Yan|Customs

CBP will hold a public auction for merchandise left unclaimed or abandoned by importers on July 11, at the Carteret Rahway Holiday Inn in Carteret, N.J. Items for sale include men’s sweaters, adult T-shirts, food stuffs like pickles and sweet relish, a 2000 Ford Expedition, a 36 ft. fishing boat, two 1948 Rolls Royces, jewelry, artwork, all-terrain vehicles and personal effects. The items for sale may be new or used, and are sold in lots ranging from single items to wholesale quantities. Photos of items can be found (here).

NCBFAA Defends Industry After San Diego Customs Broker Sentencing
July 8, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

The National Customs Broker and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) came to the defense of the customs broker industry following the recent sentencing of a president of the San Diego Customs Brokers Association for evading customs duties for importers (see 13070525). "While it is unfortunate that Mr. Chavez was the president of the San Diego Customs Brokers Association, that fact is certainly not an indictment on the other good, hardworking firms who are members of that association or the industry as a whole," said NCBFAA President Darrell Sekin in a statement. "It is a profession that works closely with Customs and Border Protection and other U.S. agencies on an ongoing basis to help insure that goods entering the commerce of the United States meet the letter of U.S. law. Customs brokers throughout the U.S. help to guide importers through the many intricacies involved in importing including issues involving intellectual property rights, antidumping, marking, Food and Drug Administration requirements, and the regulations of many other government agencies. We support the removal of bad actors from the international trade community, whether they be customs brokers, customs officials, or any others who would seek to illegally introduce articles into the commerce of the United States.”