CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of August 16, 2010. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, and tobacco; and certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs; etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying textile articles and/or other articles; the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics; etc.
CBP has posted an updated version of its TRQ/TPL "threshold to fill" list, a quick reference to monitor TRQs and TPLs that are approaching their restraint limit or have filled their in-quota (low) rate. The list is divided into two sections: those that are at least 85% filled and those that are filled.
CBP's Port of Chicago has issued a Pipeline announcing a pilot that the port will run effective October 11, 2010 to shorten the hours of operation at the Informal Counter at the Port Office in Rosemont, IL. The pilot will run for a period of six months. Pipeline 10-15 (dated 08/12/10) available via email by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com.
The Port of Los Angeles has issued a Public Bulletin providing updated local procedures for filing entry summaries without payments, which are as follows:
CBP's Port of Chicago has issued a Pipeline announcing the Centralized Examination Station (CES) application period and selection process for the Port of Peoria, IL. Applications to operate a CES must be received by 4:30 pm on October 8, 2010. Public comments are due by 4:30 pm on September 8, 2010. Pipeline 10-14 (dated 08/09/10) available via email by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum announcing that the fifth (and final) tranche for the fiscal year 2010 specialty sugar tariff rate quota opens on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. EDT, or its equivalent in other time zones.
An overview of a number of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
CBP has posted a notice providing information on Automated Export System (AES) partnership interfaces. AES has developed various levels of automated interaction with the following agencies:
An overview of a number of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice providing answers to frequently asked questions on its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report.