The customs broker’s license examination scheduled for April 2013 will be on Wednesday, April 3, said CBP in a notice. The date was rescheduled from the previously announced April 1 date, but CBP didn't say why. The exam typically consists of 80 multiple-choice questions, with a score of 75 percent required to pass. Exam topics usually include: Entry, Classification, Country of Origin, Trade Agreements, Antidumping/Countervailing Duty, Value, Broker Responsibilities, FP&F, Protests, Marking, Prohibited and Restricted Merchandise, Drawback, Intellectual Property Rights, and other subjects pertinent to a broker's duties.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP posted an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Resource Contact Guide, which lists ACE topics and the appropriate e-mail address or phone number to contact for questions on those topics, as well as hours of operation. CBP also posted information on activating an ACE account (here).
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 Jan. 23, 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 has posted the Winter 2013 issue of its Frontline magazine, CBP's quarterly magazine on border security.
CBP updated its requirements for electronic in-bond movement authorization (1D) freight status notification (FSN) messages that are transmitted to the Air AMS participant in custody of the cargo to include air in-bond, said CBP in a CSMS message.
CBP for Field Operations at the Port of New York/Newark reissued an Informational Pipeline to provide instructions to the importing community on how to obtain relief through the administrative refund process at the time of request for the deletion/cancellation of an entry. On May 5, 2008, the New York Field Office issued Informational Pipeline 08-005 regarding deletion/cancellation procedures for ABI certified entries. A reissue of that pipeline was requested at the JFK Airport quarterly brokers meeting, said CBP.
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 Jan. 22, 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.)