During the week of July 9-16, the Food and Drug Administration modified the following existing Import Alerts (not otherwise listed on the FDA's new and revised import alerts page) on the detention without physical examination of:
The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN list:
The House Homeland Security Committee Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee scheduled a field hearing titled "Are the Department of Homeland Security’s International Agreements Ensuring Actionable Intelligence to Combat Threats to the U.S. Homeland?" The hearing is scheduled for July 30 in Buffalo, NY.
A group of 73 freshman GOP lawmakers in the House of Representatives gave their support for giving Russia permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) in a letter to President Barack Obama July 13. Without the PNTR, "U.S. exporters and their workers will not be able to take advantage of this market," they said. House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) has said he plans to introduce a PNTR bill.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of July 16.
CBP posted a July 16 version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) electronic query report of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP also posted a version of its CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) electronic query report of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.
CBP will have an informational seminar on Antidumping and Countervailing Duty hosted by Alexander Amdur, AD/CVD Chief in CBP's Office of Trade, CBP said in a informational pipeline notice. The seminar will be at 10 a.m. July 31 on the 4th floor of 1100 Raymond Blvd., Newark, NJ 07102. Email Alice.Liakakos@cbp.dhs.gov to make a reservation. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated July 13 with 282 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 173,094. The most recent ruling is dated 7/13/2012 12:00:00 AM.
CBP posted revised versions of two of its informed compliance publications. The revised version of "Hand Tool Sets Classified Within Subheadings 8205.90.00 and 8206.00.00" is (here) and the revised version of "Distinguishing Bolts from Screws" is (here). (See future issue of ITT for details on substantial changes made.)