U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of March 19, 2012.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that a data communications problem at the CBP Data Center is currently affecting some trade partners (ABI and EDI data for all FAST truck manifests and other ACE truck manifests). CBP will provide an update as additional information becomes available. (CSMS #12-000097, dated 03/20/12)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice stating that if Ocean Manifest Users are not yet filing their ocean manifest data via ACE e-Manifest: Rail and Sea, nor testing to become certified, it's now time to take action.
In the March 14, 2012 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 12), CBP published a notice on its withdrawal of a proposed ruling revocation on the phrase "cut but not set" in HTS Chapter 71 for tumbled semi-precious gemstones, and treatment CBP previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that on March 12, 2012 it began distributing the portion of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA, commonly referred to as the Byrd Amendment) funds1 that it did not disburse in April 2011 due to pending litigation. According to CBP, the distribution process will continue until each fiscal year from 2006 through 2010 has been completed. CBP states that, in the event that it does not ultimately prevail in the ongoing litigation, affected domestic producers may be required to return some or all of the funds they have received.
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 March 16, 2012, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. These messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted instructions and information on how to obtain a replacement of a previously issued refund check for those who have recently received a letter from the agency indicating that a CBP issued refund was returned to the U.S. Treasury as undeliverable and was canceled. CBP's instructions provide information on how to update an address with CBP, as well as how to receive a replacement check through Automated Clearinghouse (ACH).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues: