CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP has issued a notice stating that barring congressional action, the Generalized System of Preferences (SPI A and A) and the Andean Trade Preference Act/Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (SPI J and J) are due to expire December 31, 2009, for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse after midnight. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/19/09 news, 09081915, for most recent BP summary on GSP/ATPDEA being scheduled to expire on December 31st. See ITT's Online Archives or 10/09/09 news, 09100905, for BP summary of the trade asking Congress to make immediate GSP renewal a priority.) (Notice, dated 10/21/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/international_agreements/special_trade_programs/atpa/spi_expire.xml)
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1. GSP, ATPA/ATPDEA Scheduled to Expire December 31, 2009
2. Updated ABI Software Vendors List
CBP's Office of Information and Technology has posted an updated list of companies/persons offering data processing services to the trade community for the Automated Broker Interface. (List, dated 10/22/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/automated_systems/abi/getting_started/vendor.ctt/vendor.doc)
3. Border Patrol's Weekly Blotter
CBP posted the U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter for October 15 - 21, 2009. The Blotter provides information on Border Patrol activities during the specified week. (Blotter, posted 10/21/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/border_patrol/weekly_blotter/1015_1021.xml)
4. 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.)