U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted the April 2010 customs broker license exam and answer key. According to CBP sources, the pass rate for the April exam was 11.1%.
During the April 16, 2010 meeting of the COAC Importer Security Filing Subcommittee, CBP officials and Subcommittee members discussed various issues, including the status of ISF graduated enforcement, possible benefits for highly compliant ISF filers, finalization of the ISF, etc. CBP officials also discussed 10+2 at the April 2010 National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America annual conference.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice announcing that the calendar year 2010 in-quota (low duty) tariff rate quota quantity for tuna and skipjack (tuna), in airtight containers, not in oil, weighing with their contents not over 7 kilograms each, that is not the product of any U.S. insular possession, as described in HTS 1604.14.22 (6% duty) has been set at 16,618,716 kg.
1. COAC Bond Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
1. CBP Posts Exchange Rate Multipliers for Week Ending April 23
The Department of Homeland Security has published its spring 2010 semi-annual regulatory agenda for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
1. Updated Interest Rates for Additional Duties on Reconciliations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that it will be hosting a series of webinars to help the trade community understand how to comply with the Importer Security and Additional Carrier Requirements (10+2) interim final rule. These webinars are primarily geared toward small and medium-sized importers who have limited familiarity with 10+2 regulations.
Officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection discussed the agency’s plans for upcoming Automated Commercial Environment releases and other ACE-related issues at the April 2010 National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America annual conference.
1. FDA's OASIS Down on April 24