U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Port of Los Angeles office issued reminders to the trade about CBP's Zero Tolerance Policy regarding "gateouts." (A "gateout" is defined as a container/cargo that has been targeted by CBP for terrorism or enforcement inspection that is released without authorization from CBP.)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a final determination that the country of origin of Toshiba e-Studio Multi-function Peripherals for purposes of U.S. government procurement is Singapore. CBP concluded that the assembly and programming operations performed in Singapore substantially transform the components of the projectors. The determination ran in the Federal Register June 12.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a fact sheet on its Importer Self-Assessment- Product Safety Pilot with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The goal of the pilot is to help importers ensure product safety compliance for commodities regulated by CPSC. CBP said ISA-PS is a voluntary approach to product safety compliance, which provides recognition and support to participating companies.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection should make changes to language in a proposed rule that would amend CBP's regulations on importing merchandise bearing recorded trademarks or recorded trade names, said Static Control Components in comments filed at CBP. The company said the new wording is necessary to allow for the legal movement of products for "remanufacturers," which refurbish used products and continue to use the products' trademarks for to ensure compatibility, said Static.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking applicants for the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC), according to a notice published in the Federal Register June 12. Applications should be submitted to CBP by July 27.

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's web site as of June 8 along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on 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.)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a CSMS message it is aware that the most current CBP Form 434, “NAFTA Certificate of Origin,” available on the CBP website lists March 31, 2012, as the expiration date. Despite the expiration date, the trade community may continue to use this document or a substantially similar, alternate version, said CBP. CBP will post the reapproved CBP Form 434 as soon as it becomes available, it said. The form is (here).

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Port of Los Angeles office clarified the requirements of terminal operators for shipments placed on A-TCET/Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) hold. The clarification was released In a public bulletin numbered LA12-015.