CBP released its Dec. 26 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 1). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does include recent general notices and Court of International Trade decisions.
CBP released its Jan. 2 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 2). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does include recent general notices and Court of International Trade decisions.
Due to scheduled maintenance, FDA's Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System (ITACS) users may experience intermittent outages on Jan. 4-5, said CBP in a CSMS message. Users who encounter problems with ITACS during this period should re-attempt their activity in 30 minutes.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Jan. 2, 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.)
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Jan. 2, 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 issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of Dec. 31. 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 issued a memorandum announcing that the 12-month valued-added tariff preference level for certain apparel eligible to receive duty-free treatment under Haiti HOPE opened December 20, 2012 for the December 20, 2012 - December 19, 2013 period. The TPL limit is 306,742,329 SME. (QBT-12-541, dated 12/28/12)
Several high-ranking CBP officials are slated to speak at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Government conference in Las Vegas Jan. 7-9. CBP speakers include Acting Chief Operating Officer Thomas Winkowski; Chief Information Officer Charles Armstrong, Todd Owen, director of field operation at the Los Angeles Field Office; and Maria Luisa O'Connell, senior advisor to the Commissioner. Officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Transportation Security Administration will also speak.
CBP issued a memorandum announcing the 2013 tariff preference level (TPL) limit and sublimits for certain U.S.-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) apparel goods that can benefit from cumulation1 using Mexican inputs, as provided for in HTS Chapter 98, Subchapter XXII, U.S. Note 21.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues: