CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a press release, re-issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which states that beginning January 31, 2005, members of the maritime industry that are required to provide arrival and departure information to the U.S. Coast Guard and CBP are able to do so through the submission of one report. Information on the new Electronic Notice of Arrival/Departure System (eNOAD) is available at http://www.nvmc.uscg.gov/download.html. (CBP press release, dated 02/01/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/02012005_3.xml)
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1. Maritime Industry Arrival and Departure Information Can Now be Provided in One Report
2. New Orleans Office Closure on February 8th due to Mardi Gras
CBP has issued an administrative message stating that the New Orleans client representative branch office would be closed on February 8, 2005, due to the observance of the local Mardi Gras holiday. See administrative message for CBP phone numbers for assistance during this closure. (Adm: 05-0115, dated 02/04/05, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2005/2005-0115.ADM)
3. Questions and Answers on Customs Bonds
CBP has posted, under the "What's New" section of its web site, a document entitled "Questions and Answers on Customs Bonds." The document indicates that it is revised as of October 2001, but may have been posted to CBP's web site more recently. The Q&A covers a number of questions, including the main types of bonds, what happens if the obligations under the bond are not met, etc. (CBP bond Q&A available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/publications/trade/qandabonds.ctt/qandabonds.doc)
4. Weekly Quota Commodity Report as of February 7, 2005
CBP has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of February 7, 2005. 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, etc.
(CBP sources have previously stated that this report does not yet include the U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement (UAFTA) because UAFTA claims are currently being made non-ABI. Sources have stated that once programming is complete and UAFTA claims can be made via ABI, the UAFTA will be added to the weekly quota commodity report.) (CBP's weekly quota commodity report, dated 02/07/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
5. Miscellaneous CBP Press Releases
CBP has recently posted press releases to its web site with the following titles:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Plays Key Role in Securing Super Bowl IX (dated 02/04/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/highlights/uscbp_super_bowl.xml)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Announces Tom Bortmes as Executive Director, Office of Intelligence (dated 02/03/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/02032005.xml)