CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota (TRQ) and tariff preference level (TPL) commodity report as of February 2, 2009. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, tobacco, certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (Weekly commodity report available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
If your job depends on informed compliance, you need International Trade Today. Delivered every business day and available any time online, only International Trade Today helps you stay current on the increasingly complex international trade regulatory environment.
1. Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Report as of February 2, 2009
2. Updated TRQ/TPL "Threshold to Fill" List
CBP has posted an updated version of its TRQ/TPL "threshold to fill" list, a quick reference to monitor TRQs and TPLs that are approaching the restraint limit or have filled the in-quota (low duty) rate. The list is divided into two sections - quotas that are at least 85% filled and quotas that are closed. (List, posted 02/02/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/trq_thresh_fill.ctt/trq_thresh_fill.pdf)
3. Info on Current Visa and Exempt Certification Requirements for Textiles
CBP has posted a textile status report providing information on current visa and exempt certification requirements for textiles. CBP has also posted a textile status report for Russia, which notes that Category 435 is subject to visa requirements. In addition, CBP posted a textile status report for China, which contains China specific quota and visa information. (Visa, exempt certification requirements report, posted 02/02/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/textile_status_report/archived/2008_year_rpt/visa_rpt.ctt/visa_rpt.htm)
4. CBP Message on Oman and Peru's Removal from GSP
CBP has issued a CSMS message on Oman and Peru no longer being eligible for Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) preferences due to the implementation of bilateral trade agreements with these countries.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 01/15/09 news, 09011520, for BP summary of Proclamation 8332, which amended the HTS to implement the U.S.-Oman FTA. See ITT's Online Archives or 02/02/09 news, 09020210, for BP summary of Proclamation 8341, which amended the HTS to implement the U.S.-Peru TPA.) (CSMS 09-000072, dated 02/03/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17458&page=&srch_argv=09-000072&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
5. Miscellaneous CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions
The antidumping and countervailing messages CBP 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.)