Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Jan. 22 with 254 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 180,313. The most recent ruling is dated 1/16/2014.
CBP released its Jan. 22 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 3). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does include recent Court of International Trade decisions and general notices.
Olga Torres, previously a lawyer at Holland & Knight, returned to the Braumiller Law Group as a partner, the law firm said in a press release.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) released new ICC Rules of Mediation earlier this month, it said in a press release. Effective Jan. 1, the new ICC Rules replace the ICC ADR Rules for amicable dispute resolution in place since 2001, it said. "The new Rules have been adapted to help parties resolve even the most complex cross-border disputes quickly and reliably. Changes include the setting of mediation as the default technique, as well as increased support from the ICC International Centre for ADR, the body administering the new Rules." The rules were revised by a task force of 90 specialists from 29 countries and validated by ICC’s Commission on Arbitration and ADR, the ICC said.
CBP is extending the comment period to Feb. 24 for an existing information collection on forms for ultimate consignee declaration for items temporarily exported for scientific or educational purposes. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
CBP is requesting comments by March 24 for an existing information collection on e-Allegations CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
CBP is requesting comments by March 24 for an existing information collection on cost submission. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
All container terminals in the Port of New York/New Jersey were closed to truck traffic on Jan. 22 as a result of a snowstorm that hit the East Coast, the Port Authority said in an advisory. CBP officers at the Port of New York/New Jersey were on duty despite the storm and "prepared and ready to process cargo as it arrived into the port," said a CBP spokesman.
The World Shipping Council (WSC) Board of Directors approved the addition of Tai Soo Suk, president of Hanjin Shipping and Soren Toft, chief operating officer of Maersk Line to the board, the WSC said.
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), the US Agency for International Development and the African Cotton and Textile Industries Federation signed on to a memorandum of understanding to "expand trade and investment linkages between the United States and sub-Saharan Africa in the cotton textile and apparel sectors," the AAFA said in a press release. The group will "promote Africa as a reliable sourcing destination for international buyers and explore opportunities to promote U.S. trade and investment in Africa," the release said. The effort will include "the exchange of market and import/export policy information, guidance on requirements and best practices, and the promotion of joint solutions to address market constraints," said the AAFA.