CBP posted documents on changes to the Customs and Trade Interface Requirements (CATAIR) Appendix T, which provides codes and qualifiers for the PGA Message Set. Changes include the removal of codes for the Fish and Wildlife Service and changes to codes for the Food Safety and Inspection Service. CBP also posted a list of changes to the IG PGA Message Set, including the removal of much Lacey Act-specific language, to make the text more generic.
CBP New York scheduled quarterly broker meetings for March 6, June, 5, Sept. 12 and Dec. 4, it said in an Informational Pipeline. All of the meetings will be in the Main Conference Room, 1100 Raymond Blvd., Newark, New Jersey, beginning at 10 a.m.
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. 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.)
In the Jan. 9 issue of the CBP Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 3), CBP published a notice proposing to revoke rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of docking stations with built-in radios for MP3 players.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Jan. 10, 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 increases to informal entry levels in the U.S. and Canada will be a boon to small and medium businesses that deal with low value imports of components, samples and raw materials, said the Express Association of America in a press release. CBP and the Canada Border Services Agency recently increased the value threshold for informal entry from $2,000 (CND1600) to $2,500 (CND2500). Importers of low value goods "will save a significant amount of time from not having to file formal entries and the streamlined release of their products," said the EAA.
CBP Seattle scheduled an informed compliance seminar on establishing customs bonded warehouses, it said in a trade information notice (TIN). The session will go from 10:30 a.m. to noon Jan. 23 at Federal Center South, 4735 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA. The event will address:
The customs broker’s license examination scheduled for April 2013 will be on Monday, April 1, said CBP in a notice. 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 its Jan. 9 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 3), which contains two notices of the following ruling actions: