The Federal Maritime Commission hired David Eng as the agency's new secretary. Eng, who most recently worked as a branch chief at the Departmental Appeals Board of the Department of Health and Human Services, will process Shipping Act complaints and communications submitted to the FMC, maintain records of meetings, and conduct other clerical activities on behalf of the commission.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP has released its Jan. 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 49). While it contains recent court decisions, no customs rulings are included.
CBP will resume operations at several ports starting on Jan. 4, the agency said in an emailed statement late on Jan. 2: Eagle Pass in Texas, San Ysidro in California, and Lukeville and Morely Gate in Arizona.
The Border Trade Alliance requested a meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas to discuss the "quickly deteriorating situation at the Texas-Mexico border," according to a BTA letter dated Dec. 29. The business group called the Texas Department of Public Safety’s inspections of commercial vehicles entering the state from Mexico "duplicative and costly" due to CBP being assigned to the same task.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2315 Dec. 29, containing 5,221 ABI records and 874 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2315 includes end of year 484(f) and 2024 annual stage rate changes, CBP said in a CSMS message.
Any 2024 Tuna Opening Moment Quota filers who received a “no lines subject to quota” message prior to 8:40 a.m. on Jan. 2 were asked by CBP to retransmit their entries prior to noon EST on Jan. 2. The appropriate response is “quota process pending” for entries filed properly, the agency said in a Jan. 2 CSMS message. Once that message is received, no further action is required, CBP said.
CBP has released its Dec. 27 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 48), which includes the following ruling action:
CBP found that two sets of documents didn't establish proof of exportation for drawback purposes, in a ruling it recently released. The agency said one of the documents provided by a customs broker failed to establish the identity of the exporter and both sets failed to prove the fact of exportation.