CBP plans to add the ability to file electronic protests in ACE, the agency said in a notice (here). "CBP is proposing to add the capability of electronically filing protests to ACE," it said. "A protest is a procedure whereby a private party may administratively challenge a CBP decision regarding imported merchandise and certain other CBP decisions." CBP will require data on the organization, the ACE account owner and points of contact for protest filer accounts, it said. The move to a fully electronic process will facilitate the ability for CBP to send protests to the Centers of Excellence and Expertise and to other ports, a software developer recently said of the changes (see 1604220031).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 9, 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.
Only drawback claims not liquidated as of Aug. 7, 2015, don't require original or certified documentary evidence as proof of export, CBP said in a CSMS message (here). The message is meant to clarify the drawback rule changes from last year (see 1508060015) and "the timeframes during which the eased proof of export requirements apply," CBP said. The new rules don't apply "to claims that were liquidated prior to August 7, 2015, but protested," the agency said. "Those claims are considered 'liquidated' for purposes of application of the effective date. The Drawback offices have been informed of this guidance to ensure uniformity."
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 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.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
In the June 8 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 50, No. 23) (here), CBP published notices that propose to revoke or modify rulings and similar treatment for the classification of security analytics appliances.
ARLINGTON, Va. -- CBP plans to reach out to importers and customs brokers over the next year to resolve uncertainty in the trade community over a recent uptick in import bans on goods produced by forced labor, Brenda Smith, CBP executive assistant commissioner for trade, said at the American Association of Exporters and Importers annual conference. Importers of products from countries or industries that have had “risks in the past around forced labor need to understand what we’re looking for,” Smith said June 6. Over the next four to 12 months, CBP will sit down with the trade community to “understand what you need to know to make sure you are compliant with the law,” she said. After not having issued any in more than a decade, CBP has already issued several withhold release orders (see 1603310034) in the months since the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 removed an exemption from bans on goods produced by forced labor (see 1603010043).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 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.