The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Jan. 20 (here) with 262 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 185,081. The most recent ruling is dated 1/12/15.
CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske will put forward Ana Hinojosa, now CBP deputy assistant commissioner in the Office of International Affairs, as a candidate for World Customs Organization director, Compliance and Facilitation, said CBP (here).
The Department of Homeland Security should continue to prioritize efforts toward completing the International Trade Data System, a group of trade associations said in a letter to DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson (here). "Modernizing these government processes allows affected agencies to streamline operations and eliminate unnecessary time and costs from inefficient programs and procedures while protecting our borders," said the groups, including the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Alliance for Customs Modernization. "To ensure accountability, the appropriate metrics should be established and we recommend the creation of an implementation committee with equal representation from industry and government to move forward with 21st century solutions."
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Jan. 16, 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 is extending the comment period to Feb. 20 for an existing information collection for the application and approval to manipulate, examine, sample or transfer goods. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
CBP is extending the comment period to Feb. 20 for an existing information collection for certificates of origin. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
CBP provided guidance on how the agency will process vessel diversions between Seattle and Tacoma, in a CSMS message (here). CBP in the Area Port of Seattle will correct the port of unlading on entries for the diverted vessel at the filers request with minimal paperwork and it is not necessary to cancel entries, the agency said. CBP will also process cancellations for entries with minimal paperwork, if the filers request that method, it said. CBP will only correct entries after the carrier updates the port of unlading in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for their bills of lading, said CBP. "Terminals may not see a release if a correction is processed by CBP prior to the ACE manifest corrections by the Carrier," it said.
CBP released the Jan. 21 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 49, No. 3) (here). While it does not contain any ruling articles, it does include recent Court of International Trade decisions.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Jan. 15, 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.