Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated March 18. The corresponding downloadable rulings are now available.
The Federal Maritime Commission said the following have filed applications for a license as a Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVO) and/or Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF)-Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984. The FMC also gave notice of the filing of applications to amend an existing OTI license or the qualifying individual for a license. Interested persons may contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, D.C. 20573, at 202-523-5843 or at OTI@fmc.gov.
The Federal Maritime Commission released a notice of the filing of the following agreement under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on the agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days.
CBP issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of March 19. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, and tobacco; and certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying textile articles and/or other articles; the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc.
CBP posted a March 18 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.
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated March 8 with 132 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 176,412. The most recent ruling is dated 03/18/2013.
New York Port locations 4770, 4775, 4776, 4777, 4779, and 4755 are formally in inactive status, effective March 18, said CBP in a CSMS message. CBP won't allow for any CBP transactions, including export, import, reports, or other transaction types or activity to be performed using those following port codes, it said.
CBP posted a document to its website that provides side-by-side comparisons of 20 U.S. free trade agreements and preferential trade programs. This updated version adds information from the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (PATPA), which was implemented in October (see 12103121).
International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for March 11-15 in case they were missed.
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) named Philip Williamson, CEO of Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing as the new Chairman of the AAFA Board of Directors, AAFA said in a press release. AAFA also said Rick Helfenbein, president of TellaS, Ltd., Luen Thai, USA, moved up to the Vice Chairman position, Rob DeMartini, CEO of New Balance Athletic Shoe, moved up to the Treasurer position, and that Paula Zusi, chief supply chain officer of Ann Inc., has joined the board leadership as Secretary. New to the AAFA board are Al Gervais, chief operating officer of Marc Fisher Footwear, Edward Gribbin, president of Alvanon, and Tim Mantel, president of Target Sourcing Services, said AAFA.