U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Port of Los Angeles office issued reminders to the trade about CBP's Zero Tolerance Policy regarding "gateouts." (A "gateout" is defined as a container/cargo that has been targeted by CBP for terrorism or enforcement inspection that is released without authorization from CBP.)
Static Control Seeks Remanufacturer Protection Language for Proposed CBP Counterfeit Trademark Rules
U.S. Customs and Border Protection should make changes to language in a proposed rule that would amend CBP's regulations on importing merchandise bearing recorded trademarks or recorded trade names, said Static Control Components in comments filed at CBP. The company said the new wording is necessary to allow for the legal movement of products for "remanufacturers," which refurbish used products and continue to use the products' trademarks for to ensure compatibility, said Static.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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 U.S. Customs and Border Protection's web site as of June 7 along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://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.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will hold two Webinars for carriers and software developers who haven't started the transition from AMS to eManifest: Rail and Sea (M1). CBP will shut down AMS on Sept. 29, leaving M1 as the only electronic filing environment.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was last updated June 7 with 116 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 171,534. The most recent ruling is dated 5/25/2012 12:00:00 AM
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's web site as of June 6 along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://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.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking additional comments on extending an existing information collection Certificate of Registration, which it plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. CBP is proposing that this information collection be extended with a change to the burden hours or information being collected. CBP published the information collection for comment in March 28, and is now allowing for additional comments, until July 9.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) investigators seized a shipment of children’s shoes for containing three times the legal limit of lead.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a final rule to permit licensed customs brokers to store records relating to their customs transactions at any location within the U.S. under certain conditions, and to remove the requirement that certain brokers retain entry records in their original format for the 120-day period after release of imported merchandise. The rule ran in the Federal Register June 8.