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 April 1 and ends June 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 July 1 and ending Sept. 30, said CBP.
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 April 17, 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 seized a shipment of counterfeit professional soccer apparel on April 11 in Savannah, Ga., the agency said. The goods are worth more than $1 million based on the manufacturer's suggested retail price, it said. The goods arrived from China March 12 with 390 cartons of soccer t-shirts, socks, shorts and other merchandise that was destined to an address in Chamblee, Ga., said CBP. CBP placed an inspection hold on the shipment and asked the importer's broker for authorization letters from the trademark holders, it said. "On March 27, the broker reported that the importer did not have authorization," the agency said. "Over the next week, representatives from Arsenal, Celtic, and Chelsea football clubs reported to CBP that samples of the merchandise bearing their brand was indeed counterfeit. CBP then officially seized the shipment."
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website April 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.
Users that have the latest version of Java software are having problems with Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) reports, said CBP in a CSMS message. Such users will see an error message displayed inside a blank report’s tab after clicking the title of any ACE report, said CBP. "CBP has investigated the issue and learned of a setting inside the Java Control Panel that suppresses the error message and allows users to run reports successfully," the agency said. Instructions for fixing the problem within Java are (here).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website April 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.
Some users are finding problems when dealing with the Food and Drug Administration's Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System (ITACS), said CBP in a CSMS message. The issue is being worked on, said CBP.
CBP released its April 16 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 15). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does include recent Court of International Trade decisions and general notices.
CBP reversed a port decision on the eligibility of chemical imports for preferential treatment based on provided documents that the port previously found to be insufficient. Drexel Chemical asked CBP headquarters to further review a protest on the eligibility of the chemicals under the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). CBP ruling HQ H241889, dated March 20, said the "batch sheets" provided to the agency count as necessary production records.