CBP is working with other government agencies "to evaluate the possibility of expanding the [Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism] program to include U.S. exporters," the agency said in a fact sheet on the C-TPAT program. CBP is also working to partner with other agencies to "exchange common program information, metrics, and operational lessons in an effort to identify opportunities to increase efficiency and reduce redundancy within their respective trusted trader programs to ultimately streamline the process," it said.
CBP is in need of a Senate-confirmed commissioner, said CBP Deputy Commissioner Thomas Winkowski during the May 22 Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) meeting in Washington. Winkowski said he looks forward to the day a permanent commissioner is chosen, but he wouldn't be interested in taking that role. "If nominated I will not accept and if drafted, I will not run," he said, paraphrasing a famous quote from Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman. "It's been a long time and hopefully some inroads are being made here and we'll get this show on road," he said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website May 21, 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.)
Los Angeles International Airport customs filers should communicate with the Trade Interface Unit (TIU) via email, said CBP's Los Angeles field office in a public bulletin. The volume of faxes to the TIU has increased heavily over the recent months and filers should communicate to the TIU through email at LAXTIU@CBP.DHS.GOV. Filers should wait up to 24 hours for a reply before following up, it said. Email to the TIU should include the name of the person requesting assistance, phone number, and a subject line that contains the reason for the request and the entry number, the notice said.
CBP is requesting comments by July 22 for an existing information collection for the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with a change to the burden hours.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated May 17. The corresponding downloadable rulings are now available.
CBP released its May 8 (Vol. 47, No. 20) and May 15 (Vol. 47 No. 21) Customs Bulletins. While the bulletins do not contain any ruling articles, they do include recent general notices and Court of International Trade decisions. The May 8 bulletin is (here). The May 15 bulletin is (here).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website May 20, 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 posted a May 20 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.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated May 17 with 161 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 177,477. The most recent ruling is dated 05/17/2013.