A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 8, 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.
Treadmills assembled in the U.S. and Taiwan from mostly Chinese parts are respectively of U.S. and Taiwanese origin for U.S. government procurement purposes, CBP said in a final determination (here). The assembly operations, which include welding 27 seams to create the three major subassemblies (the treadmill base, console frame and console mast), as well as additional steps such as bolting frames together and attaching motors and electronics, are sufficient to effect a substantial transformation, it said.
The Commerce Department is currently drafting new regulations to create a process for issuing scope rulings quickly when requested by CBP during Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) investigations of antidumping and countervailing evasion, a Commerce Department official said. The recent customs reauthorization law’s EAPA provisions include a section that allows CBP to refer to Commerce if it is unsure whether a product named in an evasion complaint is covered by the scope of duties. Commerce intends “to create a process that allows us to address a CBP referral promptly and preserves the flexibility to gather information and input from parties for [Commerce’s] consideration,” the official said. The regulatory changes will “address differences between the EAPA requirements and Commerce's current processes for scope inquiries,” an industry executive has said (see 1610140044).
NEW YORK -- CBP Deputy Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will take over as acting commissioner once Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske leaves at the end of the Obama administration on Jan. 20, said Todd Owen, executive assistant commissioner, Office of Field Operations. Industry is unlikely to experience major changes during the transition as the career CBP officials, such as McAleenan and the executive assistant commissioners, will remain in place, said Owen, who discussed the transition briefly while speaking at the Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference Nov. 9.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 7, 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:
CBP released an "ACE Reports Catalog to provide a comprehensive inventory of all public 'canned' reports currently available in ACE," it said in a CSMS message (here). The catalog (here) is "designed to enhance the understanding of ACE Reports by clearly identifying, categorizing and describing reports available to ACE Reports users in the trade community," the agency said. "All reports are defined in a five column table that includes the subject area (e.g., Entry Summary or Cargo Release), the report number, report name, report description (including account types that have access) and a list of objects that appear in the report by default. The document is organized alphabetically by subject area (e.g., AD/CVD or Cargo Release) and reports are then sorted in ascending numeric order within each subject area." The catalog will "evolve over time" as needed, CBP said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 4, 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. 2 (here) with 107 rulings. The most recent ruling is dated 10/25/16.
CBP recently completed and submitted its report to Congress on improving importer verifications through customs brokers, a CBP spokeswoman said Nov. 7. The agency provided the report, which was required as part of the customs reauthorization law's Section 116 (see 1608240026), to the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees on Oct. 14, the spokeswoman said. The report was due Aug. 22, but the Department of Homeland Security delayed submission due to some concerns (see 1609130018). The committees didn't immediately comment.