CBP issued a guidance on removing a remote location filing (RLF) entry from an ABI statement. RLF regulations require that the broker or importer direct the payment of RLF transactions using the Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) or other electronic payment authorized by CBP.
CBP said the second tranche for the fiscal year 2012 specialty sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ) that opened Oct. 26 wasn't oversubscribed at opening moment. All entries on hold have been processed and released, said CBP
CBP granted a “snow day” to all who file entries at the Ports of JFK and New York/Newark for Nov. 1, said CBP New York in an informational pipeline message. "This request is being granted due to the business resumption needs of the brokerage and importing communities and the unique circumstances created by Hurricane Sandy," the pipeline said. "As a result of this situation, we are extending one (1) additional day without penalty for any late filed entry summaries and payments of duties that were due on Thursday, November 1, 2012, in the Ports of JFK and New York/Newark." According to the message, CBP hadn't yet made a decision on allowing for a snow day on Nov. 2.
CBP released its Oct. 31 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 45). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does include Court of International Trade decisions.
CBP corrected the quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment under the regional fabric provision of the Andean Trade Preference Act, it said in an Oct. 31 memo. A previous CBP memo incorrectly listed the quantity of imports eligible for preferential treatment to be 1,341,030,128 articles. The actual amount is 1,239,899,947. The memo follows a recent Federal Register correction from the Commerce Department's Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements.
CBP released a guidance regarding reimported Burmese and non-Burmese articles covered by the Burma JADE Act of 2008. Burmese covered and non-Burmese covered articles that were previously exported from the U.S. -- including those that accompanied an individual outside the U.S. for personal use -- are allowed to be re-imported into the U.S. by the same person without having been advanced in value or improved in condition by any process or other means while outside the U.S. CBP advises those temporarily exporting such items from the U.S. to register the articles prior to export.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Oct. 31, 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 http://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.)
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Oct. 30. The corresponding downloadable rulings are now available.
CBP posted an updated document on the mutual recognition of Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and foreign industry partnership programs. The document closely follows CBP's August version.
CBP has moved too slowly in providing guidance on changes to textile-bottomed footwear classification in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) from last year, a group of footwear trade associations said in a Oct. 26 letter to CBP Deputy Commissioner David Aguilar. The trade associations are American Apparel & Footwear Association, the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, Outdoor Industry Association and Rubber & Plastics Footwear Manufacturers Association.