The North American Single Window should rely on common, standardized data elements -- and as few of them as possible -- to achieve “effective risk management,” said the Customs Commercial Operations Advisory Committee in recommendations adopted at a Nov. 17 meeting in Washington. CBP should continue “detailed work” with its counterparts in Canada and Mexico to harmonize all data elements being required by all countries for the import and export manifests according to WCO standards, and should work with Canada and Mexico to allow a single filing to satisfy the requirements of multiple countries and government agencies in certain circumstances, the COAC said in its recommendations.
CBP intends to self-initiate withhold release orders and, alongside Immigration and Customs Enforcement, investigations into imports produced by forced labor, CBP Deputy Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said during a Customs Commercial Operations Advisory Committee meeting on Nov. 17 in Washington. The COAC had adopted a recommendation at the meeting that CBP clarify its ability to “self-initiate allegations.” A representative from the advocacy group Human Rights First that participated in a COAC work group on the forced labor issue urged CBP to self-initiate forced labor investigations during the meeting and, noting that the recommendations that came out of the work group didn’t “represent consensus,” asked CBP to provide an opportunity for public comments. A representative from another advocacy group that participated in the COAC work group, Humanity United, also said she has concerns about the recommendations, including disagreement with one that said CBP should set a time limit on how long it has to respond to an importer’s proof of admissibility after issuing a withhold release order. CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske told the Senate Finance Committee in May that CBP plans to self-initiate forced labor investigations (see 1605110042).
CBP will provide updates on the status of ACE in real time through a new "dashboard" site (here). The dashboard will "show the status for each ACE application server in real time; daily summaries over the preceding month; and averages for the past week, month and quarter," CBP said in a CSMS message (here).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 16, 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 http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
In the Nov. 9 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 50, No. 45) (here), CBP published notices that propose to revoke or modify rulings and similar treatment for the classification of an automatic stereo turntable system from China.
CBP released its Nov. 16 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 50, No. 46) (here). While it does not contain any rulings, it does include recent CBP notices and Court of International Trade opinions.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 15, 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 http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Nov. 15 (here) with 58 rulings. The most recent ruling is dated Nov. 10.
In the Nov. 9 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 50, No. 45) (here), CBP published notices that propose to revoke or modify rulings and similar treatment for the classification of water dispensers and plush figures