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 iron ring carriers and cotton knit yarn.
CBP agriculture specialists in Cincinnati "have intensified their inspection of e-commerce shipments coming into the United States," CBP said in a news release (here). The growth in e-commerce also means more trade of plant and animal products and the associated risks of pests and diseases, CBP said. “Our Agriculture Specialists continually inspect shipments that contain regulated agriculture products, and they excel at intercepting smuggled and mis-manifested e-commerce shipments,” Cincinnati Supervisory CBP Agriculture Specialist Barbara Hassan said. Smuggling methods include use of "fictitious shipper names and addresses, or even by providing incorrect and unrelated cargo descriptions," the agency said.
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated June 7 (here) with 74 rulings. The most recent ruling is dated 06/07/16.
Carriers and non-vessel operating common carriers can avoid delays by early filing of export vessel booking reports, said Sergio Espinoza, acting CBP port director at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport, in a June 7 public bulletin. Such reports "annotating proof of Automated Export System (AES) filing citations or exemption legends when Electronic Export Information (EEI) is not required" should be sent for all non-bulk vessels by email to LALB-Outbound@CBP.DHS.GOV, he said. The agency "can better facilitate export shipments if carriers and NVOCC's provide export vessel booking reports three days prior to scheduled departure and once after document cutoff for all non-bulk vessels," Espinoza said. Carriers must all be sure not to move or manipulate cargo on "CBP Hold" without consulting a CBP officer or supervisor, it said. "Cargo that is placed on a 'CBP Hold' should remain on hold even if bookings are rolled to other vessels," he said.
CBP seizures of synthetically made opioids, such as fentanyl, grew from eight pounds in fiscal year 2014 to 200 pounds in FY 2015, said CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske during a June 3 Boston roundtable hosted by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass. "These amounts seem low, but it is important to note that a single pound of fentanyl can yield hundreds of thousands of potentially fatal doses," said Kerlikowske in prepared remarks released by CBP on June 8 (here). Comparatively, during FY 2015, CBP’s seizures of heroin increased 23 percent from the previous year to more than 6,000 pounds, said Kerlikowske. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., recently requested updated statistics on synthetic opioid seizures (see 1605230055).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 6, 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 said it created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1605 on June 6, containing 232 ABI records and 1,130 harmonized tariff records. Modifications include adjustments of partner government agency (PGA) indicators, CBP said (here). Adjustments required for the verification of the 2016 Harmonized Tariff Schedule are also included, CBP said in a CSMS message. The modified records can be retrieved electronically via the procedures indicated in the CATAIR. Further information: Jennifer Keeling, Jennifer.Keeling@dhs.gov
All live entries filed in ACE at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) should be dropped off at the Team 754 drop slot in the lobby of the CBP LAX cargo office in Los Angeles, CBP LA said in a public bulletin. As ACE cargo release “is considered a paperless program," brokers and filers will be required to submit, in a green folder, “CBP Form 7501 or 7501A with a check attached, to the Financial Team,” the bulletin said. “The invoice, packing list, and remaining supporting documents shall be uploaded onto the Document Image System (DIS). No check or cash collections of any type should be submitted to Selectivity or Import Specialist teams drop slots," CBP LA said.
CBP released the June 8 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 50, No. 23), which contains the following ruling actions (here):