CBP has issued a Unified Business Resumption Messaging message providing an update on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. According to CBP, Pensacola Pass will be closed to vessel traffic during flood tide. In addition, navigation will be restricted in Biloxi Bay near the southeastern portion of Deer Island and will be closed during flood tide and open during ebb. All other waterways are currently open with no restrictions
CBP has issued the following news releases:
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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that the following Customs broker licenses, as well as any and all permits, have been cancelled with prejudice:
CBP has posted the U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter for August 5-11, 2010. The Blotter provides information on Border Patrol activities during the specified week.
CBP has posted an updated list of non-vessel operating common carrier sea Automated Manifest System (AMS) participants.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that the following Customs broker license, as well as any and all permits, have been cancelled without prejudice:
CBP has issued a memorandum announcing a special import quota of 14,717,826 kg for upland cotton that is provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 6 and is entered under HTS 9903.52.99. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the TRQs in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.)
CBP has posted a summary of changes to the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) that is effective August 2, 2010. The following changes were made to Appendix D - Export Port Codes:
CBP has posted an updated version of its frequently asked questions document about the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Topics covered include: