Any 2024 Tuna Opening Moment Quota filers who received a “no lines subject to quota” message prior to 8:40 a.m. on Jan. 2 were asked by CBP to retransmit their entries prior to noon EST on Jan. 2. The appropriate response is “quota process pending” for entries filed properly, the agency said in a Jan. 2 CSMS message. Once that message is received, no further action is required, CBP said.
CBP has released its Dec. 27 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 57, No. 48), which includes the following ruling action:
CBP found that two sets of documents didn't establish proof of exportation for drawback purposes, in a ruling it recently released. The agency said one of the documents provided by a customs broker failed to establish the identity of the exporter and both sets failed to prove the fact of exportation.
CBP in November identified 331 shipments valued at more than $125 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor, including goods subject to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act and withhold release orders, the agency said in its most recent operational statistics update. The value of those shipments is down from October, when CBP identified 504 shipments worth more than $199 million (see 2311140053). Also in November, CBP seized 1,607 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $118 million if the items had been genuine, the agency said.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is amending entry requirements for the importation of certain plants from Canada to prevent the introduction of box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis), the agency said in a Dec. 21 bulletin. APHIS said the moth was detected in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Adi Chemtech evaded an antidumping duty order on xanthan gum from China, CBP said in the final determination of an Enforce and Protect Act investigation. The agency said it found substantial evidence that the importers had transshipped Chinese-origin xanthan gum through India, necessitating the imposition of interim measures.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Shippers of cargo from Asia to the U.S. East Coast could see shipments take five to 10 days longer as carriers avoid the Suez and Panama canals due to disruptions caused by conflict and drought, Nathan Strang of Flexport said Dec. 20.