The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 24-30:
The U.S. government should seek regulatory alignment with other countries and standards organizations on advance data for air cargo shipments, Express Association of America Executive Director Mike Mullen told House lawmakers July 25. Industry leaders provided recommendations for implementation of the Department of Homeland Security’s Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) program and other air cargo security initiatives during a House Homeland Security Transportation and Protective Security Subcommittee hearing. "It is vital to develop a common global solution that recognizes and supports the different air cargo business models and to achieve mutual recognition of security programs and risk assessment results," Mullen said in written testimony. "The global solution should harmonize data requirements and eliminate duplication by ensuring shipment data is only submitted to one country for a single security risk assessment that is accepted by partners with whom that country has a mutual recognition agreement."
CBP ended its exemption on July 25 for Maersk and other carriers from Importer Security Filing requirements and the 24-hour rule for filing cargo data before loading at foreign ports, CBP said in "messaging sent to internal stake holders, and some Trade," according to an agency spokeswoman. The CBP Manifest and Conveyance Security Division allowed for the exemption as of June 27, soon after a cyberattack left Maersk with major connectivity issues. CBP said the exemption also applied to SeaLand, Safmarine and DAMCO. "Maersk et al. are able to timely transmit, with the exceptions of a few shipments not making the load list within the required time frame," CBP said in its message. "Affected carriers with shipments not making the load list should continue to work closely with the intended ports of arrivals to obtain any additional guidance. Ports are advised to review late transmission for those partially affected shipments and mitigate as deemed appropriate. Any penalties that result from failure to comply with the 24-hour rule and/or timely ISF filings, beginning June 27th – July 25, 2017, will be looked at on a case-by-case basis."
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 17-23:
Antidumping and countervailing duty orders on crystalline silicon photovolatic products from China from Taiwan will remain in place, after the Court of International Trade on July 21 issued two decisions (here) and (here) upholding the controversial scopes of the AD/CVD orders.
CBP determinations to restrict imports of gray market goods under the Lever-Rule may be considered customs rulings challengeable at the Court of International Trade, CIT said in a decision released July 21 (here). The court found it has jurisdiction to hear a case brought by "XYZ Corporation," an anonymous importer of gray market Duracell batteries, against Lever-Rule protection recently granted by CBP to Duracell.
Qualcomm believes “we hold the high ground” in the patent fight with Apple, CEO Steve Mollenkopf said on a Wednesday earnings call. Qualcomm will take whatever actions it needs to “appropriately defend the tremendous value that our innovations bring to this industry -- innovations which enable a competitive ecosystem to thrive,” he said.
Increased enforcement helped raise the overall submission rate for importer security filings (ISFs) for U.S.-bound cargo (ISF-10s) from 95 percent to 99 percent between 2012 and 2015, but CBP could better evaluate the program’s effectiveness through actions such as comparing manifests with vessel stow plans, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report released July 20 (here). The GAO recommended several actions to enhance CBP’s identification of high-risk cargo shipments and enforcement of its November 2008 ISF interim final rule, which has been fully enforced since July 2013. The CBP Commissioner should identify and collect additional performance information on the impact of ISF data, such as identifying shipments containing contraband.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of July 10-16:
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