CBP is correcting 19 CFR in Section 12.112, the agency said in Oct. 18 Federal Register notice. The correction replaces “(Index of Pesticide Products located in the Environmental Protection Agency's handbook entitled Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings, found at http://www.epa.gov)” with “(Environmental Protection Agency Form 3540-1)”.
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CBP summarized the modifications to textile and apparel preference rules as part of the Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). On Sept. 26, the U.S Trade Representative published a notice in the Federal Register (77 FR 59241) announcing Oct. 13 as the effective date for these certain modifications to the textile and apparel preference rules.
CBP posted the October 2012 customs broker exam (here) and answer key (here).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP posted an Oct. 15 version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) electronic query report of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP also posted a version of its CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) electronic query report of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.
CBP released a list of government agencies that will attend a coming trade fair in Texas:
In the Oct. 10 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 42), CBP published two notices of revocation of rulings and treatment regarding the tariff classification of LED task lights and plastic cups .
CBP has received a number of calls from trade users saying they're not receiving responses to their electronic data interchange messages, it said in a CSMS message. It is working on the issue and hopes to have it resolved soon, said CBP.
New lobbyist registrations on trade issues include:
In the Oct. 10 issue of the CBP Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 42), CBP published a notice proposing to revoke three rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of insulated cooler bags.