Notable CROSS rulings

The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Oct. 21. The following headquarters rulings were modified recently, according to CBP:

The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Oct. 14. The following headquarters rulings were modified recently, according to CBP:

The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Oct. 8. The following headquarters ruling was modified recently, according to CBP:

There is a desire for more “uniformity” for country of origin and marking under USMCA, similar to the rules in Part 102 of NAFTA, said Heidi Bray, manager-U.S. and global customs compliance for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Bray and other Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee members mentioned a variety of USMCA “challenges” during the Oct. 7 COAC meeting. She said she thinks it would be a good idea to bring back a USMCA working group to discuss those issues.

Organic growers, suppliers and importers, as well as customs brokers, called on the Agricultural Marketing Service to streamline aspects of its proposed new strategy for strengthening organic enforcement, in comments to AMS filed in recent days. As proposed in August, the new enforcement approach imposes unrealistic timelines for per-shipment organic certifications, and could cause confusion over who is responsible for ensuring organic imports are compliant.

The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Oct. 2. The following headquarters ruling was modified recently, according to CBP:

A task force led by Republican House members recommended more trade agreements, engagement at the World Trade Organization, and “a strategic plan for Phase Two negotiations” with China to address distorting subsidies, dominance of state-owned enterprises that dictate the terms of trade and data, and forced tech transfer and joint venture requirements. It also said the U.S. should be aggressive in enforcing the China phase one agreement, particularly on forced tech transfer, intellectual property and barriers to agriculture imports.

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Tapered, stepped and differential thickness plate with non-rectangular cross sections are not covered by the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on cut-to-length carbon-quality steel plate products from South Korea (A-580-836/C-580-837), the Commerce Department said in an August scope ruling. The scope of the AD/CV duty orders only covers flat-rolled products with a rectangular cross section, or a non-rectangular cross section achieved after rolling, the agency said.

The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Sept 23. The following headquarters ruling was modified recently, according to CBP: