CBP released its April 3 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 15). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does include recent general notices and Court of International Trade decisions.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website March 29, 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.)
Some ocean carriers are having trouble seeing their list of approved trade partners, who may obligate their Type 2 custodial bond, in their ACE Portal account, said CBP in a CSMS message. Even though trade partners aren't currently being displayed, the In-bond Authorization functionality is still working as designed and trade partners are still associated to the carrier’s account, said CBP. CBP is working to resolve this issue and a notification will be posted to the ACE Portal News tab when the issue is resolved.
The next meeting for the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) is scheduled for May 22 in Washington, according to CBP's trade newsletter for the second quarter of FY 2013. The newsletter also provided descriptions of the most recent COAC meeting and ongoing efforts to use the Automated Commercial Environment with exports.
Thomas Winkowski took over as CBP's acting commissioner following Deputy Commissioner David Aguilar's last day on March 30. Aguilar announced his plans to retire in February (see 13021125). Kevin McAleenan, previously assistant commissioner for the Office of Field Operations, will move up to acting deputy commissioner.
CBP asked the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) "about a number of variables" related to the recent continuing resolution that authorized government funding for the rest of FY 2013, according to the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). CBP cut its overtime allowances and notified employees of 14 possible furlough days earlier this year as a result of the sequestration cuts, though there's now some question as to the severity of such cuts.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website March 28, 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 posted new materials describing the Participating Government Agency (PGA) message set pilot program that will allow for the filing of some Environmental Protection Agency and Food Safety and Inspection Service information through ACE. The pilots will allow for electronic filing of foreign inspection certificates, automated validation checks and messaging between the agencies and the filers regarding validation results, according to overviews of the pilots (here) and (here). The EPA pilot will begin late summer and the FSIS pilot will begin May 28 (see 13032829).
CBP updated its list of field offices whose ports accept the electronic CBP Form 214 (e214, Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Admission and/or Status Designation) in lieu of a paper copy. The agency added two new field offices, Tampa and Tucson, to the list.