Port Logistics Group and Coastal Logistics Group announced a partnership that they said would extend their geographic reach and service offerings. The partnership will allow the two companies to offer complete logistics solutions at all major U.S. import and export gateways, they said. Port Logistics and its partners operate more than four million square feet of warehouse space in and around the ports of New York/New Jersey, Los Angeles/Long Beach, and Seattle. Coastal Logistics operates in the Southeast gateway through locations in Savannah, Ga., Norfolk, Va., and Memphis, Tenn.

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 29, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will be observing the Cesar Chavez holiday and all berths at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will be closed on April 2, 2012. CBP offices will be open. CBP later clarified that there will be terminals open in the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex on April 2. Interested parties should contact the individual terminal to determine if cargo operations will take place at that terminal on April 2.

Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was last updated March 26, 2012 8:11:46 PM with 201 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 171152. The most recent ruling is dated March 26, 2012 12:00:00 AM.

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 28, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.

The September 29, 2012, cutoff date for use of Automated Manifest System/Automated Commercial System (AMS/ACS) will affect non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs), terminal operators, port authorities and other entities that receive secondary party notifications in addition to master vessel operator common carriers (MVOCCs). As of Sept. 29, 2012, Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) will be the only acceptable electronic data interchange (EDI).

The following Port of Export code has been ADDED to the Automated Export System:

This summary report highlights the most active textile and apparel tariff preference levels from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s March 26, 2012 “Quota Weekly Commodity Status Report.” It also lists the TRQ commodities on CBP’s weekly March 26, 2012 “TRQ/TPL Threshold to Fill List.”¹

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 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 posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.