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.
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 is announcing the fiscal year 2011 tariff preference level quantities of certain T-shirts and knit-to-shape (knit) apparel articles that are eligible to receive duty-free treatment if imported directly from any current or former Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) beneficiary country.
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that it is migrating the Trade System VPN endpoints to the new DHS Data Center's VPN Gateways starting on September 21, 2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks comments by November 8, 2010 on an extension of an existing information collection on Free Trade Agreements.These agreements involve collection of data elements such as information about the importer and exporter of the goods, a description of the goods, tariff classification number, and the preference criterion in the Rules of Origin.
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 9903.52.02. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the TRQs in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.)
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that ACE e-Manifest:Truck has been experiencing issues with Shipment Control Numbers (SCN) being reused after 3 years. The reused SCNs are being incorrectly linked to the older SCN (shipment), which causes CBP to take additional time to examine the scenario and process the trip, and also delays the carrier at the border for an extended period of time while waiting for the trip to be released.
CBP has issued the following news releases:
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 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.