CBP Administrative Messages, Electronic Bulletin Board Notices, Etc
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing a "special import quota" which specifies a quota of 27,202,732 kg for upland cotton purchased not later than June 15, 2004 and entered under HTS 9903.52.10. The quota period is March 18, 2004 through September 13, 2004; opening day is March 18, 2004 at 12 noon, E.S.T., or its equivalent in other time zones.
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1. CBP Issues 180 Day Special Import Quota for Upland Cotton
According to this notice, use of the "special import quota" is at the importer's option, and is not subject to the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) described in Chapter 99 Subchapter VI, U.S. Note 25, or in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes (AUSNs) 5 through 10. CBP has previously stated that these 180-day quotas are established pursuant to a 1991 Presidential Proclamation, are "triggered" by high C.I.F. Northern Europe cotton prices, and are provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 6.
(See CBP notice for special instructions concerning the requirement for an original foreign government certificate and a certification by the importer. QBT-04-509, dated 03/16/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/ImageCache/cgov/content/import/textiles/qbt/qbt2004/2004_5f509_2edoc/v1/2004_5f509.doc)
2. Carriers That Have Become Sea AMS Operational
CBP has announced that the following carriers have become Sea Automated Manifest System (AMS) operational:
| Carrier/SCAC | Adm |
|---|---|
| Aldan Finance Ltd. (ALDF) | 04-0445 |
| Anders Wilhelmsen & Co. AS (WHMD) | 04-0491 |
| Frontline Management AS (FLUB) | 04-0511 |
| Gypsum Transportation Limited (GYPL) | 04-0454 |
| Pacific Steamship Ltd. (PCFS) | 04-0444 |
| Progress Shipping Limited (PGSG) | 04-0446 |
| Qatar Shipping Company Q.S.C. (QATR) | 04-0443 |
| SKS OBO Limited (SKSB) | 04-0490 |
| Solitaire Marine Contractors (SOLI) | 04-0489 |
| Unicom Management Services (Cyprus) Ltd. (UNMA) | 04-0503 |
| Vela International Marine Ltd. (VELA) | 04-0488 |
| Zodiac Maritime Agencies, Ltd. (ZOMA) | 04-0417 |