U.S. Customs and Border Protection extended the comments period by 30 days to July 27 on an existing information collection on lien notices for freight. CBP is proposing to extend this information collection with a change to the burden hours or information collected. The notice was in the June 27 Federal Register.
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Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated on June 16 at 8 a.m. with 174 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 171708. The most recent ruling is dated June 15, 12:00 a.m.
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CBP should remove language in proposed regulations that would allow importers seven days to prove to CBP that detained merchandise doesn't have counterfeit trademarks, said the International Trademark Association (INTA) in comments filed with CBP June 25. INTA was responding to a CBP request for comments on interim rule allowing CBP to disclose to an intellectual property (IP) right holder information appearing on merchandise or its retail packaging that may comprise information otherwise protected by the Trade Secrets Act, for the purpose of assisting CBP in determining whether the merchandise bears a counterfeit mark.
CBP posted a June 25 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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
President Barack Obama designated Vice Chairman Irving Williamson as Chair of the United States International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 2014. Williamson had previously served as Vice Chairman of the ITC. White house press release available (here). ITC press release available (here).
The U.S. Grains Council chose Thomas Sleight as president and CEO to replace the retiring Thomas Dorr, the council said June 25. Sleight previously worked as vice president of operations and membership at the council.
An informal group of eight countries is continuing discussions on proposed lists of products for tariff-free treatment in a revised Information Technology Agreement, sources said following a meeting Monday in Geneva. The EU, U.S., Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Costa Rica, Australia and Malaysia have product list proposals, an official said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of June 25.