CBP’s Cargo Clearance Center at Miami International Airport will work reduced hours during the upcoming Labor Day holiday, said CBP Miami in an Information Bulletin. As with other federal holidays, cargo control and agriculture will process only in-bonds, perishables, and agriculture-related entries. Hours of operation for cargo on Sept. 1 will run from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hours for agriculture will run 6 a.m. to midnight. Perishable entries that require cargo processing after 2 p.m. on Sept. 1 may be processed at the General Aviation Facility. Shipments that require agricultural clearance will be processed at the Cargo Agriculture Window until midnight, and at the Agriculture Air Cargo Office after. Questions should be directed to Erick Raphael at (305) 869-2750.
CBP says it seized 377 cartons of counterfeit sunglasses worth $1,619,550 at the Port of Savannah on July 23. The shipment is CBP Savannah’s second multi-million dollar seizure of counterfeit goods this year, it said. CBP officers discovered the shipment in a container selected for examination. During the inspection, the officers found the sunglasses bore a trademark similar to the Ray Ban logo on hang tags and the sunglasses themselves.
The Federal Maritime Commission released a notice of the filing of the following agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on the agreement to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hold a webcast on Oct. 24 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. to discuss its import permit program. The webcast will include information on permits to import (1) infectious biological agents, infectious substances, or vectors known to transfer or that are capable of transferring an infectious biological agent to a human; and (2) items that contain or may contain dangerous agricultural pests and diseases. Representatives from the Department of Transportation and Agriculture will also be present to answer questions, said CDC. Registration is required by Oct. 1 (here).
The International Trade Commission published notices in the Aug. 13 Federal Register on the following AD/CV injury, Section 337 patent, and other trade proceedings (any notices that warrant a more detailed summary will be in another ITT article):
The Commerce Department published notices in the Aug. 13 Federal Register on the following AD/CV duty proceedings (any notices that announce changes to AD/CV duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective dates will be detailed in another ITT article):
New requests for scope rulings were filed with the Commerce Department during the week of Aug. 4-11. The agency will determine whether the following products are subject to antidumping and countervailing duties.
The Commerce Department is postponing until Nov. 21 the due date for its preliminary determination in the countervailing duty investigation on passenger vehicle and light truck tires from China (C-570-017). The United Steel Workers trade union asked for the extension, and Commerce says it has no reason to deny the request. Once Commerce makes its preliminary determination, it can suspend liquidation and require cash deposits of estimated CV duties. The preliminary determination was originally due Sept. 17.
The Commerce Department is again changing antidumping duty rates for an exporter of steel grating from China (A-570-947) to correct an error in a notice it issued in July Commerce says it incorrectly listed one of the producer/exporter combinations that got a new AD rate on July 25 (see 14072502). Commerce had made the changes in order to implement a Court of International Trade decision issued in April (see 14041114). New cash deposit rates take effect April 19, as follows:
The Commerce Department issued the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on circular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from Taiwan (A-583-008). Commerce determined the only company under review, Shin Yang Steel Co., Ltd., did not undersell subject merchandise during the period of review, assigning the company a zero percent AD duty rate. Subject merchandise from Shin Yang entered between May 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013 will be liquidated without any assessment of AD duties, and future entries of circular welded pipe exported by Shin Yang will not be subject to AD duty cash deposit requirements until further notice. The new AD duty cash deposit rate takes effect Aug. 14.