CBP Miami sent out a trade information notice to say the office of the CBP Miami Port Director Roland Suliveras moved to the North Terminal of Miami International Airport. The Assistant Port Director for Agriculture, Michael Wright, and other administrative staff also moved, the notice said. The phone number for the new office is (786) 476-3100, while the mailing address remains the same. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.
CBP posted an Aug. 6 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 said the Food and Drug Administration deployed software modifications on Aug. 10-11 and has received reports that ABI messages were not sent for some entries transmitted during the installation. FDA is investigating the situation and will resend the messages as soon as possible, said CBP in a CSMS message. Unless perishable lines are pending review, don't contact the FDA District office on the issue, said CBP. CBP said in a follow-up CSMS message that all FDA “May Proceed” messages have been resent for entries transmitted on the weekend of August 11 that were issued a system “May Proceed." Entries not receiving such notification may still be under “FDA Review.” The follow-up CSMS message is (here).
CBP's Office of International Trade issued Version 3.3 of the ACE Business Rules and Process Document. The updated document was edited for clarity, including renumbered chapters to correspond with the CBP internal version (for ease of reference) and additional processing details, said CBP in a CSMS message. The document is (here).
CBP sought comments on a proposed amendment to its regulations that would add recordkeeping requirements to U.S. exports of rough diamonds and include additional information on requirements for rough diamond import and export. CBP is proposing to require any U.S. persons exporting from the U.S. a shipment of rough diamonds to retain a copy of the Kimberley Process Certificate accompanying each shipment for at least five years from the date of export and make the copy available for examination at the request of CBP, the agency said in a notice in the Federal Register Aug. 15. Comments on the proposals are due Oct. 15.
A.F. Romero asked CBP to clarify its position on its proposed modification to rulings on NAFTA Regional Value Content from maquiladoras. In the July 5 issue of the CBP Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 28), CBP published a notice that proposes to modify rulings and similar treatment regarding the regional value content calculations of goods produced in Mexico. The proposed modification is expected to affect other products produced by Mexican factories known as maquiladoras. A.F. Romero is at customs brokerage and warehouse that "provides full service to all importers and exporters at the Mexican border whether shipments are under a maquila program and/or NAFTA provision or are merely general importations," according to its Website.
An Advisory Committee On Commercial Operations (COAC) subcommittee has renewed discussion of an AD/CV duty bond as a possible solution to the concerns surrounding the collection of AD/CV duties, said CBP in its Bond Subcommittee report. The report was among a number of documents released in preparation for the Aug. 15 COAC meeting. The CBP Bond report is (here).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP's Office of Information and Technology has posted an updated list of companies/persons offering ABI data processing services to the trade community.
CBP said it and the Department of Commerce are planning a national webinar for customs brokers on aluminum extrusions AD/CVD cases in September. CBP mentioned the webinar in its Antidumping Countervailing Duty Subcommittee report for the upcoming Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) meeting on Aug. 15 in Seattle. CBP said it is actively looking at building an increase in the amount of product specific knowledge through greater outreach to industry experts and such meetings are "an opportunity to learn about specific allegations as well as industry trends and patterns while providing the trade with updated information on what CBP actions could be taken as part of bidirectional education."