CBP issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of Sept. 4. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, and tobacco; and certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs; etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying textile articles and/or other articles; the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics; etc.
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CBP said in a Sept. 5 email the Webinar scheduled for Sept. 6 on Continuing Education is canceled. The agency didn't say why it was canceled but said "information will be provided when this webinar is rescheduled." The remaining schedule of webinars, which are meant to facilitate discussion with the trade community on coming changes to broker regulations in 19 CFR Part 11, is (here).
Members of the CBP Office of International Trade, Regulations and Rulings will give a public presentation on valuation Sept. 19 in Seattle, said CBP Seattle in a Trade Information Notice (TIN). Topics will include valuation hierarchy, methods of appraisement, multi-tiered and related-party transactions and bona fide sales, said the TIN. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the TIN.
CBP New York will hold a "Role of the Broker" roundtable on Sept. 18 focusing on the rewrite of 19 CFR Part 111 broker regulations, it said in an informational pipeline. The event will take place from 1-3 p.m. at 1100 Raymond Boulevard, Newark, NJ, 07102. Elena Ryan, CBP Acting Director of Trade Facilitation and Administration will be presenting on topics, including continuing education, bona fides and broker permitting. Registration for the free event is (here). Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.
CBP New York will hold the quarterly brokers meeting on Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. in Room 401, 1100 Raymond Blvd., Newark, N.J., it said in an informational pipeline. Items listed on the agenda for discussion are: ACE, Importer Security Filing, Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Cold Treatment, Update on Centers for Excellence and Expertise, Simplified Entry, and Quota Processing Reminder. Contact: Linda Birck at Linda.Birck@dhs.gov. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.
CBP posted an Sept. 4 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 issued a CSMS message announcing the issuance of Harmonized System Update 1208 on changes to the 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule. This update contains 27,420 ABI records and 4,835 harmonized tariff records. The changes were made to adjust the Cotton Board’s supplemental assessment on imports. Adjustments required by the authentication of the 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) are included. The modified records are currently available to all ABI participants and can be retrieved electronically via the procedures indicated in the CATAIR. Contact Jennifer Keeling via email at Jennifer.Keeling@dhs.gov for all other questions.
In the Aug. 15 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 37), CBP published two notices of revocation of rulings and treatment regarding the tariff classification of Livewire flash devices and over current detectors.
CBP is correcting paragraph (b)(4) of 19 CFR Section 4.7, it said in a Federal Register notice Sept. 6.
CBP released its Sept. 5 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 37). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does include a World Customs Organization meeting draft agenda and Court of International Trade decisions. CBP also issued a notice announcing that it has granted "Lever-Rule" protection to American Honda Motor Co., Inc.’s “Honda” trademark.