A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Feb. 11, 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.)
For the third consecutive quarter, CBP set the interest rate at 3 percent for when a reconciliation results in additional money owed to Customs, it said. It applies for the quarter ending March 31.
CBP said "we can feel very optimistic about the future of U.S. trade," based on the results of fiscal year 2012, it said in its annual Import Trade Trends report for the year (here). CBP also recently posted the same reports for FY 2011 (here) and FY 2010 (here).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Feb. 8, 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.)
The election of half of the board members for the National Custom Brokers & Forwarders Association of America begins later this month. Nominations and nominating petitions are due Feb. 22. If there's a contested election, proxies will be sent to members in the areas represented by March 8. The results will be announced April 8 at the annual meeting in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
CBP and the European Union said a mutual recognition decision between CBP’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and the EU’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program was fully implemented, effective Jan. 31. The agreement makes it easier for C-TPAT members to export to EU member states, and includes lower risk score and fewer exams. CBP said.
CBP said it plans to find another date for Trade Support Network Plenary Session that was tentatively scheduled for Feb. 26-28. The agency was unable to "secure a venue on those dates" and CBP is "working on alternative dates for this spring," said CBP spokeswoman by email.
CBP removed its antidumping and countervailing duty statistics for FY 2012 due to possible misinterpretations of data released about the agency' s e-Allegation program, said CBP officials in an interview. The e-Allegation statistics, which showed 123 of 149 allegations still requiring action by CBP, could mistakenly be considered to be "case management system" that showed progress of each individual allegation, the official said. The e-Allegation system, which allows for anonymous submissions, is more like a police tip line and often adds pieces of information for ongoing AD/CV cases, the official said. CBP recently pulled down its AD/CV enforcement statistics for FY 2012 that were recently posted on the agency's website. The e-Allegations statistics won't go back up on the website, though the other enforcement statistics will, said the official.
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 Feb. 7, 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.)