Even though the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement has not finished its ratification path through Canada and the U.S. Senate, industry is already looking to how CBP will make the changes a reality, perhaps as early as May 2020. “This is going to move out of the Beltway political sphere and really get into the practical, everyday pain in the neck, painstaking trade world,” said Dan Ujczo, a partner at Dickinson Wright and a customs and trade lawyer who specializes in North American trade. A CBP official said last month that agency discussions for how to implement some USMCA provisions are underway (see 1911070015).
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated with 162 rulings on Dec.18. The following headquarters rulings not involving carriers were modified on Dec. 18, according to CBP:
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated with seven rulings on Dec.3. The following headquarters rulings not involving carriers were modified on Dec. 3, according to CBP:
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated with eight more rulings on Nov. 25. The following additional headquarters ruling (see 1911250017) involving carriers was modified on Nov. 25, according to CBP:
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated on Nov. 25. The following headquarters rulings not involving carriers were modified on Nov. 25, according to CBP:
The $3.3 million offer in compromise that settled civil liability for customs violations with CBP came about due to the work of an agency import specialist, a CBP spokesperson said. Satisloh, which imports machinery that is used in making optical lenses, made the offer in compromise (see 1911200042) after CBP said it “provided false descriptions, tariff classification numbers, and/or duty rates to CBP for the entries of certain machinery and repair parts.”
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated with 38 rulings on Nov. 14. The following headquarters rulings not involving carriers were modified on Nov. 14, according to CBP:
U.S. government searches of international travelers’ phones and laptops without warrant or probable cause violate the Fourth Amendment, the U.S. District Court in Boston ruled on Nov. 12. Alasaad v. McAleenan involved controversial airport searches by CBP and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The American Civil Liberties Union, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the ACLU of Massachusetts filed the lawsuit. “This is a great day for travelers who now can cross the international border without fear that the government will, in the absence of any suspicion, ransack the extraordinarily sensitive information we all carry in our electronic devices,” EFF senior staff attorney Sophia Cope said. The Department of Homeland Security didn't comment.
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated with 6 rulings on Nov. 1. The following headquarters rulings not involving carriers were modified on Oct. 30, according to CBP:
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated with 65 rulings on Oct. 24. The following headquarters rulings not involving carriers were modified on Oct. 24, according to CBP: