CBP Los Angeles will hold a trade forum on Sept. 12 to discuss planned updates to CBP's and the Food and Drug Administration's refusal/redelivery process, it said in a public notice. Topics will include FDA exams and entry review, exports and destructions, the new CBP/FDA joint redelivery process, and CBP's refund and cancellation policy, said the notice. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the public notice.
Members of the CBP Office of International Trade, Regulations and Rulings will give a public presentation on valuation Sept. 19 in Seattle, said CBP Seattle in a Trade Information Notice (TIN). Topics will include valuation hierarchy, methods of appraisement, multi-tiered and related-party transactions and bona fide sales, said the TIN. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the TIN.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Aug. 31, 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 http://addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
CBP has posted an updated version of its points of contact document for Interagency Requirements. The contacts are as follows:
In the Aug. 29 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 35), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke a ruling and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of chili powder blends.
Suzanne Barr, chief of staff at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), reportedly resigned on Sept. 1 amid sexual discrimination allegations at the agency. ICE didn't return a request for comment. "The resignation of Suzanne Barr raises the most serious questions about management practices and personnel policies at the Department of Homeland Security," said House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-N.Y.) in a statement. "The Committee on Homeland Security will continue and intensify its review of all the facts regarding this case and DHS personnel practices across the board."
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Aug. 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 http://addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
CBP released the detailed agenda for the 2012 East Coast Trade Symposium at the Renaissance DC Downtown Hotel, Washington, D.C., Oct. 29-30. It includes general sessions at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29, as well as 9 a.m. Oct. 30. Breakout sessions are set for 2 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. Oct. 29.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Aug. 29, 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 http://addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)
CBP issued an information notice Aug. 29 soliciting applications to operate a Centralized Examination Station at the Port of Tacoma, Washington. Applications are due by Oct. 27. It anticipates that the successful applicant will run the CES for three to five years, it said, though the final details will be determined by the Area Port Director.