Miscellaneous CBP Releases
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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- A late evening cargo systems message on March 11 confirmed that the Secretary of Commerce certified the collection of the 25% import duty on certain imports of steel articles and derivative steel articles from all countries effective 12:01 a.m. EDT on March 12. This effective date is in line with the other Section 232 duty increases announced in February (see 2502100011), including an end to all country-specific quotas and exclusions and an increase in steel tariffs to 25%. The tariffs on the derivatives outside of Chapter 73, which apply to a good’s steel content, had been on hold until the commerce secretary certified that tariff collection systems were ready earlier on March 12 (see 2503110080 and 2503100005) (here)
- Another late evening cargo systems message on March 11 confirmed that the Secretary of Commerce certified the collection of the 25% import duty on certain imports of aluminum articles and derivative steel articles from all countries effective 12:01 a.m. EDT on March 12. This effective date is in line with the other Section 232 duty increases announced in February, including an end to all country-specific quotas and exclusions and an increase in aluminum tariffs to 25%. The tariffs on the derivatives outside of Chapter 76, which apply to a good’s aluminum content, had been on hold until the commerce secretary certified that tariff collection systems were ready earlier on March 12 (see 2503110080) (here)
- CBP reminded the trade community via a March 12 cargo systems message that the public comment period for the USMCA Interim Final Rule (IFR) published in the Federal Register on Jan. 17 is scheduled to close and that the IFR will become effective on March 18. The IFR pertains to implementing regulations related to textiles and apparel, automotive goods, drawback duty deferral and other provisions (here)
- CBP officers recently seized four shipments of counterfeit brand-name anti-aging facial cream in Allentown, Pennsylvania, according to a March 11 release about CBP officers based in Philadelphia. Had the shipments been genuine, their worth would have been valued at $28,550. The shipments included the seizure of 60 boxes of counterfeit Estee Lauder Resilience Multi-Effect Moisturizer Tri-Peptide Face and Neck Crème shipped from Hong Kong to an address in Allentown on March 1; the seizure of 50 boxes of counterfeit Estee Lauder high-end anti-aging creams shipped from China to an address in Whitehall, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 27; the seizure of 50 boxes of counterfeit SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 anti-aging cream being shipped to an address in Allentown on Feb. 26; and the seizure of 50 boxes of counterfeit Clinique Smart Clinical Repair Wrinkle Correcting Serum cream being shipped to an address in Whitehall on Feb. 26. CBP officers in Pennsylvania also seized 3,000 counterfeit Sharpie felt tip pens on Feb. 26 that shipped from China to an address in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. The Sharpie pens were valued at $1,530, had the marker pens been genuine, CBP said (here).