U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an interim final rule, effective September 8, 2010, which requires Electronic System for Travel Authorization applicants to pay a congressionally mandated fee of $14.00, which is the sum of two amounts: a $10 travel promotion fee for an approved ESTA statutorily set by the Travel Promotion Act and a $4.00 operational fee for the use of ESTA as set by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Comments are due by October 8, 2010.
In the August 4, 2010 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 32), CBP issued a notice detailing the dates and draft agenda for the 46th Session of the World Customs Organization's Harmonized System Committee, which will meet in Brussels on September 13 -24, 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.)
CBP has posted the weekly foreign currency exchange rate multipliers for the week ending August 6, 2010.
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
An overview of a recent antidumping and countervailing duty message posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number, period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
In the August 4, 2010 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 44, No. 32), CBP published two notices that revoke or modify certain rulings in order to correctly classify the products described below.
CBP has posted the meeting minutes from the July 15, 2010 COAC teleconference to discuss and vote on the 2010 National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security. CBP has also posted a list of conference call participants. (See ITT's Online Archives or 07/29/10 news, 10072930, for BP summary of CBP posting its recommendations on this security strategy, with links to other relevant articles on this strategy.)
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 for a certain unified communications solution for purposes of U.S. government procurement.