CBP Seattle issued a notice providing guidance on procedures for diverting cargo previously bound for Vancouver, Canada to the Port of Seattle, following the decision by the DP World terminal in Vancouver to stop accepting U.S.-bound intermodal rail cargo beginning Aug. 8 due to congestion. All cargo diversion requests should be forwarded by email to the CBP Seattle Advanced Targeting Unit for approval at SeattleATU@cbp.dhs.gov, said CBP. In order to avoid duplicate requests, only one request should be made by the vessel operating carrier 48 hours prior to the vessel’s arrival at the Area Port of Seattle/Tacoma, it said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Aug. 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.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Aug. 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 extended the comment period to Sept. 8 for an existing information collection related to Reports of Diversion. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
The U.S. and Kenya signed a Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement on Aug. 6 that outlines collaborative work on security and trade facilitation between the two countries, CBP said in a press release. The agreement will help CBP and ICE in the effort to "work to prevent, detect and investigate customs offenses,” said CBP Acting Deputy Commissioner Commissioner Kevin McAleenan.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Aug. 5, 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 its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of Aug. 4. This report (here) includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, and tobacco; and certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying textile articles and/or other articles; the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Aug. 4 with 147 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 183,216. The most recent ruling is dated 08/01/14.
CBP posted a draft version of some frequently asked questions regarding ocean export manifests in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). "The document represents a series of questions received from Ocean Export stakeholders," said CBP. "Where possible, CBP has provided a preliminary response to the various questions." The FAQs largely focus on technical issues. The agency stressed that the FAQs are a draft document and not an official regulatory document. "This document is a working vehicle for exchange of information between CBP and ocean industry stake holders during the development phases of the [Automated Export System] Export Manifest," it said. "At a future time, CBP may incorporate all or part of this document into an official Export Manifest FAQ document. Trade groups will be notified via CSMS of any such official publication; meantime this document is an evolving work in progress."
In the Aug. 6 Issue of the Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 31), CBP issued a notice regarding the dates and draft agenda for the 54th Session of the World Customs Organization’s Harmonized System Committee (HSC), which will meet in Brussels from Sept. 18-26.