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CBP Administrative Messages, Electronic Bulletin Board Notices, Etc

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of April 26, 2004. This report includes tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain JFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics under HTS 9902.51.11 & 9902.51.12, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report dated 04/26/04, available at http://www.customs.ustreas.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and quota/commodity/)

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1. Weekly Quota Commodity Report as of April 26, 2004

2. Snow Day Granted on April 20, 2004 for the Port of New York/Newark

CBP has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that due to an emergency condition, which has now been rectified, there was an early closing at the port of New York/Newark offices on April 20, 2004. As a result, CBP is extending an additional day for filing of entries and manual payments that were due on April 20, 2004. CBP notes that electronic ACH payments were not affected, and therefore, are not included in this extension. (Adm: AD100224, dated 04/21/04)

3. VOCCs that Have Become Sea AMS Operational

CBP has announced that the following vessel operating common carriers (VOCCs) have become Sea Automated Manifest System (AMS) operational:

VOCC/SCACAdm
A C Oerssleffs EFTF A/S (ACOE)04-1043
Act Maritime Co., Ltd. (ACTM)04-1068
Astra Oil (AOCO)04-1035
Bourbon Maritime (BOUM)04-1069
Camillo Eitzen Shipping (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (CEIS)04-1084
Comet Navigation Ltd. (CNGL)04-1028
D'Amico Societa di Navigazione SpA (DAMI)04-1089
Euronav SAS (EUNV)04-1027
European Metal Recycling, Ltd. (EMRL)04-1045
Gleamray Maritime Inc. (GLIM)04-1075
Global Industries, Ltd. (GLBI)04-1017
Golden Seagull Maritime (GDSL)04-1034
Graymont Western US Inc. (GWUS)04-1093
Gyda Tankers A.S. (GYDA)04-1072
Hong Kong Ming Wah Shipping Co. Ltd. (HKMW)04-1082
Int'l Handybulk Carriers (INHK)04-1055
Island Tug & Barge Co. (ISLT)04-1094
John J Rigos Marine Enterprises S.A. (RIGJ)04-1038
Jumbo Navigation (JUMB)04-1037
K/S Difko LXVII (KSDI)04-1077
Korfez Denizcilik ve Ticaret A.S. (KDVT)04-1098
Manke Tug and Barge (MTUG)04-1099
Marathon Ashland Supply LLC (MASY)04-1019
Marnavi SpA (MNVI)04-1066
MCW Shipping Inc. (MCWS)04-1046
Merit Navigation S.A. Panama (MERI)04-1044
Mistui O.S.K. Lines (MOLU)04-1067
Mur Management Ltd. (WPOM)04-1085
Mur Shipping (MURG)04-1088