CBP released a revised version of technical requirements for filing ocean export manifest through the Document Image System. CBP recently began expanding the DIS export manifest pilot program. CBP said in a CSMS message the revised document provides guidance on the data and technical format required by CBP on Export Manifest email submissions to DIS. Carriers should refer to official government notifications provided via formal letters and FRNs for legal guidelines. The contents of this document do not seek to supersede those guidelines. The revised document is (here).
CBP extended the comment period by 30 days to Sept. 26 on an existing information collection on user fees. CBP is proposing to extend this information collection with a change to the burden hours or information collected. The notice ran in the Federal Register Aug. 27.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP posted a record of changes since Aug. 8 to the ACE ABI CATAIR (Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements). The only changes were to the In-Bond chapter. The change log is (here). The full CATAIR is (here). The In-Bond chapter is (here).
CBP Acting Commissioner David Aguilar praised CBP's work with the trade community in creating the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEEs), in a speech for the World Customs Organization, according to the written remarks released by CBP. Aguilar said CBP's "Trade Transformation" initiatives, including the CEEs, Simplified Entry and Air Cargo Advance Screening, have been so far successful thanks to close work with the trade community. Aguilar said such work should "be considered as the WCO further develops the Economic Competitiveness Package." A CBP spokesman said Aguilar delivered the speech in June.
In the Aug. 22 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 35), CBP published a notice of its modification of rulings and revocation of treatment regarding the tariff classification of recovered refrigerant gas for preferential tariff treatment under NAFTA..
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Aug. 22, 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.)
A joint effort with by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and officers from the Federal Food and Drug Administration and Puerto Rican law enforcement groups resulted in major counterfeit goods seizures in Puerto Rico, said ICE in a press release. The efforts turned up more than $18 million in counterfeit contact lenses and merchandise during the execution of several search warrants in eight different municipalities of Puerto Rico.
In the Aug. 22 issue of the CBP Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 35), CBP published a notice that proposes to revoke and modify rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of work footwear.
CBP updated its instructions for importers that recieved notification that a CBP issued refund was returned to the U.S. Treasury as undeliverable and was canceled.