CBP posted a set of presentations used by government agencies during the Trade Support Network (TSN) plenary session Sept. 26 and 27.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 25, 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
Imported containers that require fumigation treatment should be fumigated prior to making entry at the Port of New York/Newark, said CBP and U.S. Department of Agriculture in an informational pipeline. The "recommended solution" from CBP is hoped to help resolve the "delay in processing and/or refusal of containerized air and sea cargo requiring fumigation as a condition of entry," it said. USDA regulations require certain items to receive fumigation to mitigate pest risk. "CBP and USDA will not allow manipulation of cargo at a Centralized Examination Station (CES) or treatment facility to accommodate fumigation," it said. "All cargo is subject to inspection by CBP at a CES prior to movement to a treatment facility."
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
The Van Buren Port of Entry, formerly a permit port, launched operations as a fully functioning commercial center Sept. 25. CBP designated the Van Buren, Maine port as fully functional on Sept. 24. CBP personnel are now able to facilitate the release of cargo through the use of current, state-of-the-art technology, enabling more efficient trade and travel service, CBP said. All existing Van Buren permits are canceled. All forms of formal and informal cargo must be presented at the Van Buren commercial center. Interested parties should contact Assistant Area Port Director for Trade Operations Deborah Zwearcan at (207) 771-3629 or deborah.zwearcan@dhs.gov.
CBP posted a Sept. 23 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.
CBP New York scheduled a seminar on Harmonized Tariff Schedule Headings 9503 (Toys) and 9505 (Festive Articles) at JFK Airport, Jamaica, N.Y. from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m on Oct. 24, it said in an informational pipeline. The seminar will include a presentation by CBP's National Commodity Specialist Division, it said.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Sept. 23. The corresponding downloadable rulings are now available.
CBP is requesting comments by Nov. 25 for an existing information collection on forms for manifest for the entry of merchandise free of duty. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
CBP released its Sept. 25 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 40). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does include recent general notices and Court of International Trade decisions.