CBP issued its Aug. 6 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 31), which contains the following ruling actions:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Aug. 4, 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 created a page (here) dedicated to frequently asked questions related to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). The page includes a number of questions and sections, such as information related to exports, that are not included in a more detailed and technical set of FAQs CBP previously released (here).
The Port of New York/Newark adopted the recently revised CBP position on Importer Security Filing (ISF) enforcement, allowing for multiple warnings to a company prior to issuing liquidated damages, Acting New York/Newark Port Director Roderick Hudson said in an informational pipeline. CBP will maintain an internal database accessible around the country to keep track of violations, it said. CBP headquarters said in May it would shift its guidance on ISF enforcement in order to focus on the more serious violators (see 14052106).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Aug. 1, 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 Los Angeles will hold a seminar on "Steel Identification, Classification and Trade Law" on Sept.16-17, it said in a public bulletin. The seminar, which will include presentations from technical, commercial and legal experts from the industry, is meant to "enhance the knowledge level of steel importations" for the trade and customs brokers, it said. Registration is required by Aug. 25. The seminar will be at the Port of Los Angeles, 425 South Palos Verdes St., San Pedro, Calif.
CBP updated the Automated Commercial Environment to provide users breakdowns of merchandise processing fees (MPF), harbor maintenance fees (HMF) and other fees, the agency said. "ACE users may now modify any standard report from the Entry Summary Sub-Folder of ACE Reports and add the new data objects (to include itemized amounts of MPF, HMF and Other Fees) reported at the detail line level of an ACE entry summary," said CBP. "The three new data elements are classified as measures, which may be used in calculations and are identified by a gold ruler icon inside the universe outline panel."
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 July 31, 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 published the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refund (overpayments) of customs duties. For the quarter which began July 1 and ends Sept. 30, the interest rates for overpayments will be 2 percent for corporations and 3 percent for non-corporations, and the rate of underpayments will be 3 percent for corporations and non-corporations. These interest rates are subject to change for the calendar quarter beginning Oct. 1 and ending Dec. 31, said CBP.