CBP has released its Dec. 11 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 49), which contains no ruling actions but includes a notice that CBP granted Proctor & Gamble Lever rule protection against importations of certain anti-dandruff shampoo and conditioner products manufactured in Germany that bear the federally registered and recorded “HEAD & SHOULDERS” trademark. It also includes a notice reminding customs brokers that the annual user fee for 2025 is due no later than Jan. 31. Three Court of International Trade slip opinions also are included.
CBP will deploy enhancements to drawback functionality in ACE on Jan. 21. These enhancements pertain to petroleum superfund tax certification indicators and validations of oil spill tax and petroleum Superfund tax claims.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Dec. 11, 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.
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) De Minimis Working Group developed a set of recommendations to CBP to provide further details on how the agency expects to enforce the $800 limit in ACE, including clarity on how CBP plans to calculate a shipment's date of arrival.
CBP has launched a de minimis coordination cell that "will provide a consistent and predictable approach to addressing de minimis shipments in all modes at all ports of entry," acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said at the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee's quarterly meeting on Dec. 11.
CBP expects to deploy on Jan. 11 the second release of Section 321 – Does Not Exceed $800 in Aggregated Shipments enhancement in ACE, according to a cargo systems message. It has been available for testing in the ACE Certification environment since Dec. 11, CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Dec. 10, 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 posted the following documents for the Dec. 11 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting: