Four styles of womens' and girls' knit upper body garments are classifiable in different subheadings depending on whether the waistband at the bottom of the garments is tight to the body, CBP said in a recent ruling. The ruling, dated Nov. 14, found that one of the women's and the girls' style provided a way to be tightened at the bottom and were classifiable as "other" sweaters, pullovers and waistcoats, while the other two women's styles could not be tightened and are classifiable as blouses or shirts.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP has released its Nov. 22 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 43). While it contains a recent court decision, no customs rulings are included.
CBP will move the "blanket declarations" functionality from the legacy ACE Portal to the modernized ACE Portal on Dec. 9, the agency said. The announcement, in a CSMS message on Nov. 21, said that users won't be able to use the legacy portal to "create, manage, and view declarations" after the deployment of new functionality. CBP previously said that blanket declarations would be part of phase 3 of their deployment of the modernized portal (see 2212140055).
Former president and current frontrunner for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that he would kill the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework if he were president, according to a report from Reuters. Trump told voters in Iowa on Nov. 18 that he would "knock out" IPEF, and called the agreement "TPP Two," referring to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, from which he withdrew the U.S. as one of his first acts after taking office in January 2017 (see 1701230041). According to Reuters, Trump said that the "Biden plan for 'TPP Two'" would be "dead on day one." He also said IPEF is worse than TPP, saying it threatens to "pulverize farmers and manufacturers" and send more jobs to Asia.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
China is the country of origin for Lexmark printers imported from Mexico for both Section 301 trade duties and country of origin marking, CBP said in a recently released ruling. CBP found that the printer transports incorporated into the printer, which were made in China, were critical for the printer to feed the paper and to print copies, and were the component that imparted essential character, rather than the printed circuit board assemblies, which were assembled in Mexico.
CBP has released its Nov. 15 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 42). While it contains a recent court decision, no customs rulings are included.
CBP revised its regulations to officially give DHS the power to "establish, rearrange or consolidate, and discontinue Customs ports of entry," the agency said. In a final rule set to take effect on Nov. 16, CBP said that the Homeland Security Act of 2002 gave DHS authority over the ports, but despite this transfer of power, the customs regulations still say the authority for these ports lies with the Department of the Treasury. CBP is amending the corresponding regulations to say that DHS has this authority over the ports and that DHS has the power to "establish, rearrange or consolidate, and discontinue" Customs stations as "operational needs may require."