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Unverified List updates reflect BIS efforts to assess the legitimacy of foreign recipients of controlled items when end-use checks cannot be completed. Changes to the list signal heightened attention to diversion risks across global supply chains. This section follows new UVL designations, removals and related policy developments that affect screening and due diligence requirements. Coverage helps exporters adapt compliance processes to evolving verification challenges.

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CBP to Accept IATA Messaging Standard for Exports
August 18, 2016 |Customs

CBP will use the International Air Transport Association's messaging standard for advance cross-border data on exports out of the U.S., IATA said (here). The messaging data format, Cargo-XML, will make communication between ACE, "airlines and other air cargo stakeholders simpler and more efficient," IATA said. CBP "is working to reduce the considerable number of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) message formats currently supported to process international import, export cargo and cargo release information. IATA is assisting in this effort by permitting the US-CBP to publish to the minimal data file specifications for the IATA Cargo-XML messages."

CBP Planning Pilot to Look at Risk Factors in AD/CV Duty Collections
August 17, 2016 |Customs

CBP is devising a test program for taking into account various factors that could indicate risk of antidumping and countervailing duty non-payment, a CBP spokeswoman said as part of a response to the Government Accountability Office's report on unpaid AD/CV duties (see 1608160032). "The pilot program will include the development of a risk-based methodology pertaining to country of origin and other risk factors to identify high-risk entries," she said. "CBP will use the data and results from the pilot program to implement a targeting approach to review all future entries that could pose a high risk of non-payment." Otherwise, CBP concurred with the three recommendations in the GAO report and "has established a Trade Enforcement Task Force to strengthen the enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty laws.” CBP also recently formalized an AD/CV Duty Centralization Team (ACT) as a permanent structure, though, "as of May 2016, CBP had not assigned any staff permanently," the GAO report said. "CBP’s guidance also made it mandatory for all ports to work with the ACT, although CBP officials at ports and offices will continue to play the lead role in liquidating AD/CV entries as before. According to the April 2016 guidance, in the event of disagreement between the ACT and officials of one or more ports and offices about how to resolve a liquidation question, the relevant officials at the ports and offices are to contact the appropriate officials within the AD/CV Division of the Office of Trade to arrive at a decision."