Broker Power is providing readers with some of the top stories for July 9-13 in case they were missed last week.
Tim Warren
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 group of 73 freshman GOP lawmakers in the House of Representatives gave their support for giving Russia permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) in a letter to President Barack Obama July 13. Without the PNTR, "U.S. exporters and their workers will not be able to take advantage of this market," they said. House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) has said he plans to introduce a PNTR bill.
CBP issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of July 16.
The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN list:
During the week of July 9-16, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination of:
On July 16 the Food and Drug Administration posted new and revised versions of the following Import Alerts on the detention without physical examination of:
CBP will have an informational seminar on Antidumping and Countervailing Duty hosted by Alexander Amdur, AD/CVD Chief in CBP's Office of Trade, CBP said in a informational pipeline notice. The seminar will be at 10 a.m. July 31 on the 4th floor of 1100 Raymond Blvd., Newark, NJ 07102. Email Alice.Liakakos@cbp.dhs.gov to make a reservation. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated July 13 with 282 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 173,094. The most recent ruling is dated 7/13/2012 12:00:00 AM.
CBP posted revised versions of two of its informed compliance publications. The revised version of "Hand Tool Sets Classified Within Subheadings 8205.90.00 and 8206.00.00" is (here) and the revised version of "Distinguishing Bolts from Screws" is (here). (See future issue of ITT for details on substantial changes made.)
CBP posted a July 16 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.