Logistics provider Your Special Delivery Services Specialty Logistics (YSDS) doesn't meet the criteria to act as the importer of record on a shipment, CBP said in a recent ruling. While the company would have a lien on shipments that it could exercise in the event of nonpayment, that doesn't qualify as enough of a financial interest in the shipment to give it the right to make entry, the agency said.
A Federal Maritime Commission hearing on the current conditions in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden will be held Feb. 7 and, if necessary, continue Feb. 8, according to a Federal Register notice. Those who want to testify or submit written testimony must email the FMC secretary before Jan. 31 at 5 p.m. EST, the notice said. The hearing, beginning at 10 a.m., will be held at the Surface Transportation Board in Washington, D.C.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP will upgrade the ACE Reports application to run on SAP Business Objects 4.3 on Jan. 27. The upgrade will involve changes to the user interface, the agency said in a Jan. 23 CSMS message. CBP will hold a pre-deployment support call for the trade community at 1 p.m. EST Jan. 25. It will host a live demonstration call at 2 p.m. EST Jan. 31. A post-deployment support call at 2 p.m. EST Feb. 1 will be in combination with the biweekly trade call scheduled for that day.
CBP issued a ruling that found a company acted as a buying agent on a transaction, despite being listed as a buyer on shipping documentation. The agency said it would grant a protest from Tianjin Leviathan Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leviathan Corporation, that found the buying commissions it earned should be deducted from the valuation of merchandise that was actually bought by its parent.
The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said the FDA needs to address a few remaining issues in its recently issued guidance document on upcoming cosmetics registration and product listing requirements.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Many goods denied entry into the U.S. under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act are not actually goods made with forced labor, but that doesn't stop UFLPA-detained goods from being stigmatized as such, said John Foote of Kelley Drye in a Jan. 19 blog post.
More than 80% of cargo is now moving around the Cape of Good Hope due to Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea and low Panama Canal water levels (see 2312200045), Nathan Strang, a director of ocean freight at Flexport, said during a Jan. 18 company webinar.
Dependable Highway Express charged an importer detention and demurrage on behalf of Mediterranean Shipping Co. after the ocean carrier had waived the charge, importer ICL USA said in a complaint to the Federal Maritime Commission. DHE also assessed ICL a 10% surcharge on the fees, in violation of its contractual role as a trucker.