CBP issued its May 7 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 18), which contains the following ruling actions:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website May 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.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated May 5 with 82 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 181,901. The most recent ruling is dated 05/02/14.
CBP stopped more than 180 counterfeit guitars that would be worth more than $1 million at retail if they were real, the agency said. The guitars were found at the International and Bulk Mail Center in Jersey City, New Jersey while CBP officers were examining oversized packages, it said. The guitars included trademarks for Les Paul, Paul Reed Smith, Martin, Epiphone, Fender, Taylor, and Ernie Ball and all were being shipped through the same facility. "Officers discovered business cards within the packaging, all referring to the same website," said CBP. "The website indicated these guitars could be purchased from China for about $200 to $500; but the manufacturer’s suggested retail price for authentic guitars range anywhere from $2,000 for basic models to $54,000 for signature models. The guitars were seized by officers and are scheduled for destruction."
In the April issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 17), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for the tariff classification of Botox and Amevive, a drug used to treat psoriasis.
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 May 2, 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 posted a May 2 version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) electronic query report of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP also posted a version of its CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) electronic query report of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.
In the April issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 17), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for the tariff classification of cinnamon sweet rolls and Phenylketonuria nutritional supplements.
CBP fixed an issue with its system that transmits bill matches for Importer Security Filing (ISF) submissions, it said in a CSMS message. Form April 26-30, bill matches did not appropriately transmit to trade participants, it said. "Subsequently, CBP determined that numerous ISF submissions in the queue during the disruption continued to encounter problems and did not receive bill matches," the agency said. CBP expected to have the problem fixed by May 2, but filers should contact CBP if they have the problem, it said.