Trade attorneys helping importers comply with duty collection regulations are seeing Customs officials increase their scrutiny of entry filings via a higher rate of CF-28 forms being sent to companies, according to comments made during various webinars this week.
Although CBP has provided guidance on how to file entries for steel and aluminum derivatives under the Section 232 tariffs, some trade community members are still unclear about how to determine the value of the steel or aluminum content in more complex situations, according to trade attorney George Tuttle, speaking on an Aug. 27 webinar.
CBP's CTPAT program has published an alert outlining how the trade community can be vigilant against illegal transshipping. Although the document is dated July 16, it was posted just last week on CBP's website.
Postal operators in Australia and Europe reportedly are halting low-value shipments to the U.S. in response to the end of the de minimis exemption on Aug. 29 (see 2507300046).
Businesses should anticipate that even more derivative products could be added to the list of Section 232 tariffs for steel and aluminum (see 2508150063), Flexport senior trade advisory manager Anna Zajac said during an Aug. 20 company webinar on the tariffs.
CBP released another ruling in which the agency denied a party's request to use first sale appraisement in determining transaction value because the agency deemed there was insufficient evidence to grant this usage.
De Minimis Phase-Out Potentially Will Divert Resources, Create More Work for Customs, Port Exec Says
The end of de minimis at the end of August (see 2507300046) could not only result in longer transit times, it also could mean the diversion of resources to customs work, the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles said during the port's monthly media briefing on Aug. 13.
A recent CBP ruling saying gold bars are subject to reciprocal tariffs has sent shock waves through the gold futures market this week, according to news reports.
As importers seek to comply with the many tariffs that have been introduced or modified in recent months, they will need to be mindful of entry construction if their goods are eligible for duty drawback, according to Tim Vorderstrasse, a licensed customs broker with Flexport, speaking during his company's Aug. 6 webinar on tariffs.
A recent CBP ruling grapples with the issue of whether a sale between a contract manufacturer and a non-resident importer would be considered as a bona fide sale for export to the U.S., and if so, whether the sale may be used for appraisement purposes under transaction value.