CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
CBP has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that the global tariff rate quota (TRQ) on refined sugar (including specialty sugar) that opened on October 1, 2007 oversubscribed at opening moment. The pro rata percentage is 53.61696% or .5361696.
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1. Global Refined Sugar TRQ Oversubscribed at Opening Moment on Oct 1st
CBP states that entries or warehouse withdrawals for consumption covering merchandise subject to the above TRQ and presented after opening should be returned to the broker for amendment. The importer has the option to determine how its allocation will be distributed, i.e., more or less than the prorated amount (or none) on a given entry. The importer may also transfer its allotment to entries at another port. Any of these scenarios are acceptable; however, no importer will be allowed to enter quantities in excess of the prorated amount properly presented at opening.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 10/02/07 news, 07100245 1, for BP summary of announcement of the opening of this TRQ. See ITT's Online Archives or 10/04/07 news, 07100420, for BP summary of Presidential Proclamation 8180, which accelerated the duty elimination for NAFTA originating Mexico sugar/products.) (QBT-07-558, dated 10/10/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2007/07_558.ctt/07_558.doc)
2. Miscellaneous CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions
The antidumping and countervailing messages U.S. Customs Border and Protection issues on behalf of the International Trade Administration are now only available on CBP's Web site at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. AD and CV ABI administrative messages are no longer issued.
An overview of a number of recent AD/CV messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, are provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)