CBP posted updated documents providing overviews of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and its benefits for various industries. The updates are minimal.
In the Feb. 27 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 10), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of aluminum powder and a compound made with 25 percent Bitrex, "the bitterest compound known."
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Feb. 27, 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.)
A significant number of Food and Drug Administration food facility registrations that were not renewed by Jan. 31 are currently in the process of being modified to an invalid status by FDA, said CBP in a CSMS message. As a result, imported food shipments manufactured by those facilities without valid registrations may be held at the port or refused upon arrival in the U.S., it said.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Feb. 22. The corresponding downloadable rulings are now available.
CBP issued its Feb. 27 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 10), which contains notices of the following ruling actions:
CBP recently informed members of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (COAC) of makeup of the group. The COAC has its first meeting of the term, which lasts from 2013 to 2015, on March 6. The 13th term COAC members are:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Feb. 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.)
CBP is surveying importers, brokers, carriers about use of the Automated Commercial Environment, the agency said in a CSMS message. The survey will help CBP formally gauge the areas where ACE is doing well and where improvement is needed, the agency said. The survey is (here).
CBP is amending its regulations expanding and revising the geographical limits of the port of Green Bay, Wis., said CBP in a Feb. 28 notice on the final rule. The amended regulations change the port boundaries to refer to identifiable roadways and waterways rather than townships and to include the entire Austin Straubel Airport. CBP said it didn't receive any comments on the proposed changes. The final rule will be effective April 30.