CBP Administrative Messages, Electronic Bulletin Board Notices, Etc
CBP has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of August 9, 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 08/09/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
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1. Weekly Quota Commodity Report as of August 9, 2004
2. Air AMS Expansions
CBP has announced the following Air Automated Manifest System (AMS) expansions:
| Participant | Effective Date |
|---|---|
| Aviateca Airlines | 08/11/04 |
| Biman Bangladesh Airlines | 08/10/04 |
| BWIA West Indies Airways | 08/10/04 |
| BWIA West Indies Airways | 08/10/04 |
| BWIA West Indies Airways | 08/10/04 |
| Gemini Air Cargo | 08/09/04 |
| Gemini Air Cargo | 08/09/04 |
| Gemini Air Cargo | 08/09/04 |
| LACSA (Lineas Aereas Costarricenses) | 08/11/04 |
| Malev-Hungarian Airlines | 08/10/04 |
| Olympic Airways | 08/10/04 |
| TACA International Airlines | 08/11/04 |
| Trans American Airlines dba TACA Peru | 08/11/04 |
3. Master VOCCs that Have Become Sea AMS Operational
CBP has announced that the following master vessel operating common carriers (VOCCs) have become Sea AMS operational:
| Master VOCC/SCAC | Adm |
|---|---|
| Atlas Bulk Shipping (ABSH) | 04-1680 |
| British Nuclear Fuel (BNUC) | 04-1738 |
| Chevron Texaco Exploration (CEPC) | 04-1644 |
| Ferrell International (FINT) | 04-1780 |
| Northam Carriers Ltd (NCLR) | 04-1677 |
| P-G Tankers Ltd. (PGTA) | 04-1769 |
| Varun Shipping Co. (VARN) | 04-1708 |
| Westview Towing Ltd. (WVWT) | 04-1713 |
4. Two NVOCCs Have Become Sea AMS Operational
CBP has announced that the following non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) have become Sea AMS operational:
| NVOCC/SCAC | Adm |
|---|---|
| Major Consolidation Service Co (MCSC) | 04-1700 |
| Wellton Express Inc. (WEXJ) | 04-1706 |