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.)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice of method which states that the agency is modifying the test method currently applied for the testing of pressed and toughened (specially tempered) glassware for Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification purposes.

CBP has posted a memorandum announcing the September 13, 2010 opening of the TRQ on cotton fibers as provided for in HTS Chapter 52, Additional U.S. Note 10 for the period September 11, 2010 through September 10, 2011.The TRQ level is 2,500 kg.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message stating that the exact deployment date for the October 2010 Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) release will be announced in the very near future. CBP is also announcing that the following two ACE ABI CATAIR chapters for this next release have been posted to the CBP website:

CBP has posted a memorandum announcing the September 13, 2009 opening of the TRQ on tobacco as provided for in HTS Chapter 24, Additional U.S. Note 5, for the period September 13, 2010 through September 12, 2011. CBP's notice lists the relevant HTS Chapter 24 tariff numbers, as well the "low duty" TRQ limits for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, European Union Members (EU-15), Guatemala, Malawi, Philippines, Thailand, Zimbabwe, and Other Countries or Areas (excluding Canada, Israel, and Mexico).

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing an upcoming correction of a discrepancy involving a Customs Automated Manifest Interface Requirements (CAMIR) unified manifest with Importer Security Filing transactions.

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 list of companies/persons offering air AMS data processing services to the trade community.

CBP has posted Amendment 54 to the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements document. New codes 2O, 2P, 2Q, 2R, 4O, 4P, 4Q, and 4R, which are related to the Importer Security Filing (ISF) program are added to Appendix N (Disposition Codes).

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted revised versions of previously issued ACE ABI CATAIR documents for the next ESAR release for the (1) Entry Summary Query (document available here) and the (2) Entry Summary Status Notification (document available here).