CBP posted a June 17 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 issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of June 17. This report 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.
CBP Boston scheduled a meeting for June 27 at 9 a.m. to discuss processing of single transaction bonds, it said in a public information notice. The meeting will take place at the Boston Field Office at 10 Causeway St., Suite 892, Boston, Mass. 02222.
The first phase of CBP’s truck cargo pre-inspection pilot, a collaborative “Beyond the Border” initiative that will include radiation screening and basic primary processing prior to arriving at the U.S. border, began on June 17 at the Pacific Highway crossing, a CBP news release said. CBP said the pilot’s first phase is designed to “determine the viability of assigning CBP officers to Canadian border crossings to pre-inspect southbound trucks, drivers and cargo” before arrival in the U.S. The initial phase will also “test the viability of developed technologies and joint U.S.-Canada procedures to conduct CBP primary truck processing in Canada.” Participation is not mandatory, and only trusted traders in CBP’s Free and Secure Trade Program will be eligible to use CBP’s pre-inspection commercial primary booth on the Canadian side of the border, the agency said. Transport Canada and the British Colombia Ministry of Transport are also participating in the pilot. CBP said the pilot will continue for six months and will be followed by Phase II, which will test the possibility of reducing cargo wait times.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 14, 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.)
CBP is requesting comments by Aug. 19 on an existing information collection used to request distribution of Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act funds. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with a change to the burden hours.
CBP will seek signatures from Border Interagency Executive Council (BIEC) members on June 18 on a letter of intent meant to solidify outside agency engagement of a CBP-developed road map for continuing the "One U.S. Government at the Border" initiative, said CBP Executive Director for Trade Policy and Programs at the American Association of Exporters and Importers conference June 17. The letter of intent will give a broad outline of the council's goals, he said.
CBP's Chief Counsel Alfonso Robles recently retired, according to a former agency official. Scott Falk, previously deputy chief counsel, is now in that role in an acting capacity, the former official said. CBP did not comment.
CBP plans to hold a webinar at 2 p.m. June 20 to update the trade on the benefits of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise and trade transformation, the agency said in a CSMS message. The webinar will feature Maria Luisa Boyce, senior advisor for private sector engagement from CBP’s Office of Trade Relations and Allen Gina, the assistant commissioner of CBP’s Office of International Trade, it said. The webinar also will share information on key programs related to security and trade facilitation including the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Customs—Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), and Importer Self-Assessment (ISA). Agency officials will also discuss the Base Metals Center of Excellence and Expertise and providing several key steps of the transition to the CEE.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues: