Kerlikowske Gives Update on Customs Law Implementation
CBP implemented several important pieces of the customs reauthorization law during the first 100 days since enactment, CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske said in an overview of the efforts (here). Since President Barack Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement…
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Act of 2015 (see 1602240042), "CBP has been working hard to implement the law’s key provisions, with a strong focus on bolstering our agency’s trade enforcement priorities," Kerlikowske said. He pointed to recently signed withhold release orders (see 1603310034 and 1605310019) for "certain shipments of soda ash, potassium, and Stevia products made with convict and forced labor in China." Those "enforcement actions rightly place CBP at the forefront of promoting human rights, and send a powerful signal to manufacturers and producers around the world," he said. The Office of Trade also implemented "a new process for swiftly and thoroughly reviewing allegations of evasion of Antidumping/Countervailing duty laws," which "helps domestic manufacturers and companies hurt by unfair, illegal trade practices," he said. Also notable are the new Trade Enforcement Task Force (see 1605030032), an increase to the de minimis value threshold (see 1603100010) and the formal recognition of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise, he said.