CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP updated its contact information page for the Automotive and Aerospace Center for Excellence and Expertise, which opened Sept. 4 in Detroit. To initiate an inquiry, email CEE-Pharmaceuticals@cbp.dhs.gov or CEE-Chemicals@cbp.dhs.gov or by phone at: (646) 733-5111 Monday through Friday (8:00 am to 4:30 pm) Eastern Time. CBP recently provided similar information for other CEEs. The Pharmaceutical CEE page is (here). The Electronics CEE page is (here).
CBP invited members of the trade industry to attend a public meeting on the Cut Flower Pilot Project, a proposal developed by CBP, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Association of Floral Importers of Florida that will be conducted at Miami International Airport in 2013 in conjunction with the CBP Simplified Entry Pilot. The meeting will take place on Sept. 12 from 9:30-11 a.m. at Miami International Airport, Cargo Area 2261 NW 66th Avenue Building 702 - Suite 205 Miami, Florida. Susan Dyszel of the CBP Office of International Trade and Doug Bailey of the USDA are scheduled to speak. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Sept. 5 with 138 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 173,879. The most recent ruling is dated 9/1/2012.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP posted an document on AD/CV duty enforcement, giving a broad look at CBP's ongoing efforts to improve enforcement and steps the trade can use to limit exposure. CBP provides some information on the Re-Engineering Dumping (RED) Team, which is reviewing the entire AD/CVD import process.
A Sept. 4 cooperation agreement between the World Customs Organization and GS1, an international body that develops supply chain standards, could help customs agencies fight counterfeiting and piracy, the signers said Sept. 6. They agreed to maintain a continuous working relationship on all customs-related matters, leveraging the use of WCO tools and GS1 identification standards as part of a global effort to tackle the illegal trade in bogus and pirated goods. The WCO Interface Public-Members (IPM) tool, rolled out in 2010 to boost communication between customs officials and rights holders, enables better information-sharing and helps customs agencies deal with counterfeiting issues, they said. GS1 standards allow items to be uniquely identified, which cuts costs and increases security, they said. Under the agreement, the parties plan to discuss potential joint projects and concrete measures to promote the use of GS1 global identification and traceability standards; design a new IPM functionality based on GS1 identification numbers to allow counterfeit products to be identified, including on mobile devices; and run a two-year pilot on the use of GS1 standards by customs and other law enforcement agencies, they said.
In the Sept. 5 issue of the CBP Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 37), CBP issued a notice detailing the dates and draft agenda for the 50th Session of the World Customs Organization's Harmonized System Committee, which will meet in Brussels on Sept. 19-28.
CBP received no comments on two proposed ruling revocations in the Aug. 1 bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 32), said a CBP spokesman. Comments were due Aug. 31 on the two notices proposing to revoke two rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of insulating mineral materials and Ultralube D-806, a polyethylene-based substance.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Sept. 5, 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.)