The CBP customs broker exam will have four hours for completion, a half hour less than previous notice of the exam said (see 13062019). "The posting for time for completion incorrectly reflected 4.5 hours," said a CBP spokesman. "The correct time for completion is 4 hours."
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 26, 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.)
There have been some problems in the Automated Broker Interface which caused a large number of entries to fail “paperless” and the trade received an “intensive exam” or “entry documents required” response, said CBP in a CSMS message. The problem has been corrected but documents will still be required on entries that failed "paperless," said CBP.
In the June 26 issue of the CBP CustomsBulletin (Vol. 47, No. 27), CBP published a notice proposing to revoke a ruling and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of 3D TV glasses.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated June 24. The corresponding downloadable rulings are now available.
CBP revised its notice of customs broker examination, giving more specificity as to the parts of the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) the agency may test on. A previous version of the notice included the CATAIR as among the materials to be tested on, raising some concern as to the amount of material being covered on the exam (see 13062019).
CBP issued a notice of final determination of the country of origin of OmniSeal DBB, a "plug-type valve often used in fuel storage and disbursing systems." (parties of interest can seek judicial review by July 29):
CBP named Heather Sykes chief of the Broker Compliance Branch at the agency, a CBP spokeswoman said. Anita Harris, the previous Broker Compliance Branch chief, moved to the Textiles and Apparel division, the spokeswoman said.
CBP issued its June 26 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 27), which contains notices of the following ruling actions:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues: