Lisa Beth Brown is the new acting director of CBP’s Office of Trade Relations, a CBP spokesperson confirmed. Brown was most recently assistant director for trade operations at CBP's Seattle Field Office, and prior to that was area port director in Savannah and Blaine, Washington. Brown replaces George Bogden, who was reportedly forced out in late April (see 2504250035).

A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website May 1, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:

CBP has released its April 30 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 18). While it contains no ruling notices, it does include four Court of International Trade slip opinions.

CBP has amended import regulations to reflect changes in import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological materials from Uzbekistan, according to a notice. The changes, effective May 5, come as Uzbekistan has been added to the list of countries with bilateral agreements with the U.S. imposing cultural property import restrictions. The restrictions fall under the authority of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act.

As CBP has made it clear that it will ramp up efforts to ensure companies and importers are complying with import regulations and all the assorted tariff modifications, the roles of customs brokers and import compliance experts have been elevated within company structures, several trade experts said this week in webinars.

A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website April 30, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at CBP's ADCVD Search page.

CBP created Harmonized System Update 2517 on April 29, containing 254 Automated Broker Interface records and 58 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2517 includes the Section 232 auto parts updates: HTS 9903.94.05 and 9903.94.06, as well as partner government agency (PGA) updates. Additional information on the Section 232 Auto Parts Updates can be found here.

Imported automotive parts that can be filed under the free trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada will continue for now to face a 0% duty rate even as the 25% auto parts duty goes into effect for everyone else this weekend, CBP confirmed when it released guidance via a May 1 cargo systems message on the Section 232 import duties for certain auto parts.

CBP said it plans to publish by May 16 refund procedures "and any necessary updates" for imported goods that are no longer subject to tariff stacking, according to a May 1 cargo systems message.