A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Dec. 24, 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 issues:
The CBP Office of Administration posted a new document describing the agency's policies and procedures for eBond, the electronic bond system that will be tested starting Jan. 3 (see 1411260026. "This document describes changes as a result of the deployment of eBond and the way in which the Revenue Division Bond Team (RDBT) processes bonds," said CBP in a CSMS message (here). The document (here) includes sections on Bond Rider, Notification of Processed Bonds, and Importer Security Filing.
CBP instituted new restrictions on trade with the Crimea region of Ukraine, effective Dec. 19, that are the result of a recent executive order (see 1412190048), the agency said in a CSMS message (here). Now prohibited is the import, "directly or indirectly, of any goods, services, or technology from the Crimea region of Ukraine" and the "exportation, re-exportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly," from the U.S. "of any goods, services, or technology" to the region, it said. The executive order also means that "all property and interests in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any United States person (including any foreign branch) of certain persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in," said CBP.
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Dec. 23 (here) with 27 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 184,832. The most recent ruling is dated 12/10/14.
CBP said its Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1407 was created Dec. 25, containing 171 ABI records and 49 harmonized tariff records. The update contains changes made by the Committee for Statistical Annotation of Tariff Schedules, it said in a CSMS message (here). Adjustments required for the verification of the 2014 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.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Dec. 23, 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 officials seized more than 200 shipments of counterfeit sneakers, handbags, watches and sunglasses with Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Michael Kors, Chanel and Coach trademarks during a Dec. 2-4 operation at the John F. Kennedy International Mail Facility, said CBP on Dec. 23 (here). The seized items would be worth an estimated $450,000 in retail value if real.
CBP issued a CSMS message (here) announcing that in accordance with 19 CFR 142.21(i), it is issuing a "blanket" authorization to allow the release of most types of merchandise on or after Dec. 16 through Dec. 31 under Immediate Delivery (I.D.) procedures. Many entry filers make regular use of I.D. procedures for fresh fruits and vegetables and other merchandise from Mexico and Canada, etc.
CBP issued its Dec. 24 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 51), which contains the following ruling actions (here):