Management of CBP's drawback program and its drawback specialists has been transferred to the Petroleum, Natural Gas and Mineral Center of Excellence and Expertise of the Houston Field Office "for enhanced uniformity and oversight," according to a Nov. 19 trade information notice.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Nov. 17, 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 CBP's ADCVD Search page.
True Pedigree, a software provider specializing in preventing counterfeits and gray market diversions, completed an initial training session with CBP on the AGMA One Device. The company describes AGMA One Device as "an integrated mobile platform donated by the Alliance for Gray Market and Counterfeit Abatement (AGMA) that consolidates members’ brand-verification tools into a single device." The platform will help CBP officers with authenticating the authenticity of AGMA members' products entering the U.S. The training was held at the John F. Kennedy International Airport. The tool, offered free of charge to the government, could be rolled out at additional ports early next year.
CBP is seeking members for the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee, after the agency indicated earlier this year that the committee would undertake a new direction aligned with the White House's desire to bolster trade enforcement (see 2509170046). The agency is accepting applications through Dec. 19, according to a Federal Register notice.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Nov. 13, 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 CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP is automating Form I-418 for vessels, which means that commercial vessel operators will be required to electronically submit the data elements of Form I-418 to CBP instead of submitting a paper form, according to a Federal Register notice.
As U.S. importers navigate the global trade landscape and all its unpredictability, companies should consider creating and adopting a standard operating procedure that addresses all the compliance and transport hiccups that might arise, according to a Nov. 13 webinar, "Beyond Tariffs and Turbulence," which sought to address import compliance issues related to airfreight.