Miscellaneous International Trade Notices
American Shipper reports that at the Trade Support Network (TSN) meeting and the annual Trade Symposium, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Assistant Commissioner Daniel Baldwin outlined an enforcement philosophy in which the vast majority of cargo is quickly released to the importer, and document checks are conducted in the post-entry environment. According to the article, CBP wants to find alternative ways to verify compliance of duty payments, classification and other documentation issues without holding up shipments at the port of entry. (American Shipper Pub February 2007, www.americanshipper.com)
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1. CBP Assistant Commissioner Floats Idea of Quick Release of Cargo with Document Check in Post-Entry Environment
2. Philadelphia, Delaware River, Likely to be Among First TWIC sites
The Journal of Commerce reports that Philadelphia and terminals along the Delaware River are likely to be among the first TWIC sites. (JoC 01/15/07, www.joc.com )
3. U.S. Ready to Abolish Jackson-Vanik Amendment for Russia
According to a Joint Industry Group newsletter, Congress has agreed to abolish the Jackson-Vanik amendment for Russia, which considerably restricts U.S. trade with Russia. The report notes that the U.S. is obliged to provide all World Trade Organization (WTO) members with the regime of constant normal trade relations. (See ITT's Online Archives or 11/21/06 news, 06112115, for BP summary of the U.S.-Russia bilateral WTO market access agreement.) (Joint Industry Group newsletter available by emailing documents@brokerpower.com)
4. American Conference Forum on Import Compliance in March 2007
American Conference is hosting a Forum on Import Compliance and Enforcement in the Washington D.C. area on March 15, 2007. Topics include penalties, Quick Response Audits, prior disclosures, administrative summons, assessing skills of Customs brokers, the benefits of foreign trade zones, ISAs, focused assessments, internal compliance monitoring programs, etc. (www.AmericanConference.com/import )
4. Recent CPSC Press Releases on Recalls
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued separate press releases (dated 01/03/07 - 01/31/07) announcing that the following companies, in cooperation with the CPSC, are voluntarily recalling the products listed below. Due to the large number of recalls, this is Part II of a two-part series of summaries. (Press releases available at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prereljan07.html)
Code Legend according to releases: D - Distributor, I - Importer, M - Manufacturer, N/A - Not Applicable, R - Retailer, W - Wholesaler, A - Agent. |