CBP issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of Aug. 13. 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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Timothy Warren is Executive Managing Editor of Communications Daily. He previously led the International Trade Today editorial team from the time it was purchased by Warren Communications News in 2012 through the launch of Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. Tim is a 2005 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts and lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids.
A.F. Romero asked CBP to clarify its position on its proposed modification to rulings on NAFTA Regional Value Content from maquiladoras. In the July 5 issue of the CBP Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 28), CBP published a notice that proposes to modify rulings and similar treatment regarding the regional value content calculations of goods produced in Mexico. The proposed modification is expected to affect other products produced by Mexican factories known as maquiladoras. A.F. Romero is at customs brokerage and warehouse that "provides full service to all importers and exporters at the Mexican border whether shipments are under a maquila program and/or NAFTA provision or are merely general importations," according to its Website.
An Advisory Committee On Commercial Operations (COAC) subcommittee has renewed discussion of an AD/CV duty bond as a possible solution to the concerns surrounding the collection of AD/CV duties, said CBP in its Bond Subcommittee report. The report was among a number of documents released in preparation for the Aug. 15 COAC meeting. The CBP Bond report is (here).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP's Office of International Trade issued Version 3.3 of the ACE Business Rules and Process Document. The updated document was edited for clarity, including renumbered chapters to correspond with the CBP internal version (for ease of reference) and additional processing details, said CBP in a CSMS message. The document is (here).
CBP posted an Aug. 6 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 said the Food and Drug Administration deployed software modifications on Aug. 10-11 and has received reports that ABI messages were not sent for some entries transmitted during the installation. FDA is investigating the situation and will resend the messages as soon as possible, said CBP in a CSMS message. Unless perishable lines are pending review, don't contact the FDA District office on the issue, said CBP. CBP said in a follow-up CSMS message that all FDA “May Proceed” messages have been resent for entries transmitted on the weekend of August 11 that were issued a system “May Proceed." Entries not receiving such notification may still be under “FDA Review.” The follow-up CSMS message is (here).
CBP will modify its selection criteria and expand the participant pool for the a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test on ACE simplified entry capability, the agency said in a notice in the Federal Register Aug. 14. Simplified entry allows participants to file 12 required, and three optional data elements with CBP prior to arrival in the U.S. The ongoing initial phase of the test is only for air transportation mode and will run through Dec. 31, 2013. The changes to the pilot are effective Aug. 14, according to the notice. (FR 08/14)
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP said it and the Department of Commerce are planning a national webinar for customs brokers on aluminum extrusions AD/CVD cases in September. CBP mentioned the webinar in its Antidumping Countervailing Duty Subcommittee report for the upcoming Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) meeting on Aug. 15 in Seattle. CBP said it is actively looking at building an increase in the amount of product specific knowledge through greater outreach to industry experts and such meetings are "an opportunity to learn about specific allegations as well as industry trends and patterns while providing the trade with updated information on what CBP actions could be taken as part of bidirectional education."