U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated summary of changes for the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR). Most recently, the following changes to Appendix A on Commodity Response Filing Messages have been posted.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that on March 12, 2012 it began distributing the portion of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA, commonly referred to as the Byrd Amendment) funds1 that it did not disburse in April 2011 due to pending litigation. According to CBP, the distribution process will continue until each fiscal year from 2006 through 2010 has been completed. CBP states that, in the event that it does not ultimately prevail in the ongoing litigation, affected domestic producers may be required to return some or all of the funds they have received.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced the issuance of Harmonized System Update 2013 on changes to the 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). This update was created on March 15, 2012 and contains 11,6214 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 23,379 harmonized tariff records.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its March 14, 2012 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 12), which contains three notices of ruling actions, as follows:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that the Buffalo Trade Support Team is in the process of moving and will be closed from mid-day Friday, March 16, 2012 until Monday, March 19, 2012 or Tuesday, March 20, 2012. In the interim, the following contacts at either the Detroit or Otay Mesa Client Rep Offices may be contacted for assistance:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted the materials from its March 6-8, 2012 Trade Software Developer Technical Seminar at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) meeting. During the seminar, CBP officials discussed programming changes for existing and new functionality scheduled to be delivered as part of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Access all of the seminar materials here.
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 15, 2012, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. These messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that in approximately 6 months certain ABI applications will be transitioned to ACE as part of the ACE M1 Ocean and Rail Deployment. When this transition takes place, filers will no longer be able to transmit or receive data for the following ABI capabilities using ACS: (1) In-Bond transactions for ocean, rail, and truck using ABI Application Identifiers QP/WP, (2) Status Notifications using ABI Application Identifier NS, and (3) Broker Download information using ABI Application Identifier BD.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that its Area Port of Champlain of New York will hold a "Trade Day" on March 28, 2012. This event will provide an opportunity for members of the trade community to meet with the CBP and other government officials who are responsible for facilitating the importation of goods while enforcing the various trade laws. There is no cost to attend this event, but on-line registration will be required. Register for the event here. There will be no formal presentations as CBP encourages participants to bring their questions and to interact one-on-one with the regulatory professionals. Representatives from government agencies such as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and Fish & Wildlife (FWS), will also be on hand to answer questions.