Marking the start of a nearly $1 billion project to replace the aging Gerald Desmond Bridge in the Port of Long Beach, elected officials, federal and state transportation leaders and port authorities gathered on November 22, 2010 to formally launch the project and recognize the successful efforts to obtain complete funding and approvals.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota on dried milk provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 7 will open on January 3, 2011 with a low-duty quantity of 5,261,000 kg.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota on dairy products provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 10 will open on January 3, 2011.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued notices announcing the calendar year 2011 tariff preference levels for certain textiles and apparel from Canada or Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the 2011 tariff rate quota on milk and cream, condensed or evaporated, provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note 11 will open on January 3, 2011.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued notices stating that it has accredited and approved the following companies as a commercial gauger and/or laboratory for petroleum and petroleum products, organic chemicals and vegetable oils, and to test petroleum and petroleum products for customs purposes, in accordance with 19 CFR 151.12 and 151.13, on the effective dates listed (see individual notice for dates of next triennial inspections):
CBP has issued the following news releases:
CBP has posted Amendment 56 to the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements document.
CBP has posted the following documents related to the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) program:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message reminding the trade of mandatory changes for the migration of the Trade System VPN endpoints to the new DHS Data Center's VPN Gateways.