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 Jan. 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 should put in place an "informed compliance" policy for holds on previously filed in-bond shipments that prohibit their subsequent export, given the lack of automated notifications of those holds to the filer, according to comments that the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America submitted to CBP last week.
The deployment of the second de minimis enhancement in ACE has been delayed "due to a performance issue that was discovered at deployment," CBP said in a Jan. 12 cargo systems message.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP reminded the trade community that the agency will deploy the second release of the "Section 321 – Does Not Exceed $800 in Aggregated Shipments" enhancement in ACE on Jan. 11.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Jan. 8, 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.
A policy analyst with Washington think tank Information Technology and Innovation Foundation argues that CBP should conduct randomized audits using forensic testing technology to ensure that goods imported from Chinese e-commerce platforms, such as Temu, are abiding by federal regulations aimed at preventing the use of forced labor from the Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
A CBP spokesperson recommended that companies seeking to ensure their supply chains are free of forced labor consider conducting a third-party audit of their supply chain, according to comments supplied by the agency when International Trade Today sought CBP's feedback on recent allegations that outdoor lifestyle retailer REI might have forced labor in its supply chain (see 2501020035).
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Jan. 7, 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.