CBP and the Dominican Republic agreed to work toward eventual mutual recognition of trusted trader programs, said CBP in a press release (here). "The Joint Work Plan places us on a clear path to a future mutual recognition arrangement of our Authorized Economic Operator programs,” said CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske. “That is a win-win for our countries as we work together to expedite and secure the supply chain and facilitate trade between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic.” A Mutual Recognition Agreement may be signed as early as 2016, said CBP.
CBP intends to distribute assessed antidumping or countervailing duties for fiscal year 2015 under Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA), it said in a notice (here). Certifications to obtain a continued dumping and subsidy offset under a particular AD/CV order or finding must be received by July 28.
CBP released the May 27 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 49, No. 21), which contains the following ruling actions (here):
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website May 26, 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 May 21 (here) with 25 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 186,678. The most recent ruling is dated 05/20/15.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website May 22, 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 plans to deploy the second phase of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) on May 30, the agency said (here). CBP delayed a roll out of several new features to C-TPAT, including the addition of exporters, earlier this month (see 1505190026).
The Treasury Department published its spring 2015 regulatory agenda for CBP (here), which lists a planned interim final rule that would establish the Automated Commercial Environment as the only means of electronic entry filing. There's also a new rulemaking listed that would relax documentation requirements for drawback claims.The agenda lists Treasury's CBP rulemakings that are pending at the proposed, interim final, final, and completed stages, as well as rulemakings that are long-term actions. The agenda lists the regulation title; past regulation(s), if any; the timeframe for the next regulatory action(s), if any; a brief description of the regulation; and a contact party name and telephone number. The Department of Homeland Security also issued its spring 2015 regulatory agenda for CBP (see 1505220006).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website May 21, 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.
In the May 20 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 49, No. 20) (here), CBP published notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for the tariff classification of car seat covers and archery target handle inserts.