CBP CSMS Messages Port Notices, and Web Postings

1. CBP Boston Issues Notice on USDA Fumigation Services

2. 102 Program Update Presentation

CBP has posted a 102 Program Update presentation to its website. . (See future issue of ITT for details.) (Presentation, posted 03/19/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/cargo_security/carriers/security_filing/10_plus_prgm.ctt/10_plus_prgm.ppt)

3. FY 2009 Import Trade Trends Report

CBP has posted the fiscal year 2009 Import Trade Trends report. (See future issue of ITT for details.) (Report, posted 03/17/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/trade_trends/09_yr_end.ctt/09_yr_end.pdf)

4. List of RLF Operational Locations

CBP has posted a document listing the Remote Location Filing operational locations. The list includes the port name, port code, the Electronic Invoice Program (EIP)/RLF coordinator, the phone number (and extension, if applicable), and the fax number for each location. (List, posted 03/19/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/remote_location_filing/rlf_coordinator_list.ctt/rlf_coordinator_list.xls)

5. March 18th Opening of 180-Day Special Import Quota for Upland Cotton

CBP has issued a memorandum announcing a special import quota of 15,235,940 kg for upland cotton that is provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 6 and is entered under HTS 9903.52.88. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the TRQs in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.) The quota period is March 18 - September 13, 2010. To be counted under this quota, the cotton must be imported during this period and purchased not later than June 15, 2010. The opening date is March 18, 2010. (QBT-10-517, dated 03/15/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2010/qbt_10_517.ctt/qbt_10_517.pdf)

6. Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Multipliers for Week Ending March 19th

CBP has posted the weekly foreign currency exchange rate multipliers for the week ending March 19, 2010. (List, posted 03/19/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/duty_rates/week_for_currate/weekending_03192010.ctt/weekending_03192010.doc)

7. Three ICPs Revised or Reviewed Without Change

CBP has posted the following ICPs that were recently revised or reviewed without change:

Agricultural Actual Use Provisions (Revised)

Fasteners of Heading 7318 (Revised)

Waste & Scrap as it Relates to Base Metals of Chapter 81(Reviewed with no Changes)

8. CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions

The antidumping and countervailing messages CBP issues on behalf of the International Trade Administration are now only available on CBP's Web site at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. AD and CV ABI administrative messages are no longer issued.

An overview of a number of recent AD/CV messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, are provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)