A citizen from Cote d'Ivoire, Nguessan Yao, 55, has been arrested in connection with a probe by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) into an alleged plot to ship 4,000 handguns, 50,000 tear gas grenades, and 200,00 rounds of ammunition to that African nation.
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 9903.52.03. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the TRQs in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.)
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 an updated version of its ACE application form.
CBP's Port of Los Angeles has issued a Public Bulletin announcing that Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport In-Bond Enforcement Team Agriculture (IBET-Ag) is located at the USC Intermodal Centralized Examination Station (CES) at 720 Watson Center Road, Carson, California, 90745.
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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final determination that the U.S. is the country of origin of InfraStruXure Solutions and of certain units for purposes of U.S. Government procurement, effective September 9, 2010. Any party-at-interest may seek judicial review of this final determination on or before October 15, 2010.
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 CSMS message regarding a delay in the correction of a CAMIR unified manifest with ISF transactions discrepancy. CBP has opted to delay implementation of the fix which would properly reject CAMIR unified manifest with Importer Security Filing (ISF) transactions when an inbond number is not provided for T&E or IE inbond movements. (CBP had previously announced that the discrepancy would be corrected on September 15, 2010.)
CBP has posted an updated version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) - an electronic query report for CF 1400 of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP has also posted an updated CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) - an electronic query report for CF 1401 of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.