Broker Power is now issuing weekly summary reports highlighting the most active textile and apparel tariff preference levels1 from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s “Quota Weekly Commodity Status Report.” BP’s weekly report also lists the TRQ commodities on CBP’s weekly “TRQ/TPL Threshold to Fill List.”
CBP has issued a memorandum announcing the opening of the fiscal year 2011 global tariff rate quota on refined and specialty sugar, as provided for in HTS Chapter 17, Additional U.S. Note 5. This TRQ opens on October 1, 2010. The TRQ level is 7,090,000 kg (no CQE or specialty sugar certificate required), with an additional allocation of 10,300,000 kg for Canada (CQE required), and 2,954,000 kg for Mexico (CQE required).
CBP has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ESAR A2.2 programming issues.
CBP has posted a summary of changes to the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) that is effective September 17, 2010. The following changes were made to Appendices D (Export Port Codes) and E (Commodity Filing Information Codes and Reporting Guidelines):
CBP has posted the U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter for September 16 - 22, 2010. The Blotter provides information on Border Patrol activities during the specified week.
CBP has issued a memorandum announcing a special import quota of 14,977,489 kg for upland cotton that is provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 6 and is entered under HTS 9903.52.05. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the TRQs in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.)
CBP has issued the following news releases:
CBP has issued a memorandum announcing the opening of the fiscal year 2011 tariff rate quota on mixes and doughs, as provided for in HTS Chapter 19, Additional U.S. Note 3. This TRQ opens on October 1, 2010 and the TRQ level for all countries except Mexico is 5,398,000 kg.
CBP has issued a memorandum announcing the September 20, 2010 opening of the tariff rate quota for cotton card strips provided for in HTS Chapter 52, Additional U.S. Note 9 for the period September 20, 2010 through September 19, 2011.
CBP has issued a memorandum announcing the opening of the fiscal year 2011 tariff rate quota on sugar blends, as provided for in HTS Chapter 17, Additional U.S. Note 7. This TRQ opens on October 1, 2010 and the TRQ level is zero. Such sugar blends must be entered at the over-quota (high) rate using the appropriate over-quota HTS tariff number.