CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota (TRQ) and tariff preference level (TPL) commodity report as of May 17, 2010. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, tobacco, certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (Weekly commodity report, posted 05/17/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/cr_05172010.ctt/cr_05172010.pdf)
CBP has issued another Unified Business Resumption Messaging message providing an update on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. According to CBP, all seaports remain open and have normal hours of operation. (Notice, posted 05/17/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/bus_resumption/maritime/d15_m11_gulf_mexico.xml)
CBP issued a CSMS message stating that APHIS recently posted a clarification stating that beginning May 1, 2010, APHIS is requiring that plant material quantities be reported on the Lacey Act declaration using standardized metric units (such as kg, m, m2, m3). This change only affects importers using the paper PPQ 505 form, and does not impact any entity filing electronically via ABI. There are no pending programming changes for Lacey Act reporting in ABI. (See ITT’s Online Archives or 05/13/10 news, 10051356, for BP summary of APHIS granting a grace period for the metric requirement.) (CSMS #10-000124, dated 05/18/10, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17907&page=&srch_argv=10-000124&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
Broker Power is now issuing weekly summary reports highlighting the most active textile and apparel tariff preference levels1 from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “Quota Weekly Commodity Status Report.” BP’s weekly report also lists the TRQ commodities on CBP’s weekly “TRQ/TPL Threshold to Fill List.”
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the low-duty tariff preference level (1) for Mexico is currently "on hold."
An overview of a number of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
CBP has posted the U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter for May 6 - 12, 2010. The Blotter provides information on Border Patrol activities during the specified week.(Blotter, posted 05/13/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/border_patrol/weekly_blotter/0506_0512.xml)
CBP has posted the weekly foreign currency exchange rate multipliers for the week ending May 14, 2010. (List, posted 05/14/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/duty_rates/week_for_currate/weekending_051410.ctt/weekending_051410.doc)
CBP has posted a document listing the Remote Location Filing operational locations. The list includes the port name, port code, the Electronic Invoice Program (EIP)/RLF coordinator, the phone number (and extension, if applicable), and the fax number for each location. (List, posted 05/13/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/remote_location_filing/rlf_coordinator_list.ctt/rlf_coordinator_list.xls)
CBP has issued a memorandum announcing a special import quota of 14,547,758 kg for upland cotton that is provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 6 and is entered under HTS 9903.52.96. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the TRQs in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.) The quota period is May 13 - November 8, 2010. To be counted under this quota, the cotton must be imported during this period and purchased not later than August 10, 2010. The opening date was May 13, 2010. (QBT-10-530, dated 05/13/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2010/qbt_10_530.ctt/qbt_10_530.pdf)