In the May 16, 2012 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No.21), CBP published two notices of its revocation of its rulings and treatment regarding the tariff classification of jingle bell wreaths and hanging decorations and trunk/cab organizers.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted an updated listed of frequently asked questions on the Centers of Excellence and Expertise. CBP officials said during the May 22, 2012 COAC meeting another update is expected shortly. The questions and answers are:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said May 23, 2012 some users are finding problems when dealing with the Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System (ITACS). When documents are successfully submitted using ITACS, the confirmation message “The documents have been successfully submitted” is displayed. FDA is receiving reports of users receiving the message “The documents have been scheduled for submission.” When this message is received, the document upload fails and FDA does not receive them. FDA is actively troubleshooting this issue, said CBP. If “The documents have been scheduled for submission” message is received, you should resubmit your documents via ITACS or use alternate means of submitting documents. Contact: ITACSSupport@fda.hhs.gov

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's web site as of May 21, 2012, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on 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.)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted a May 21 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.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of May 21.

In the May 16, 2012 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 21), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke two rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of certain perforating gun assemblies and the SCT Livewire flash device.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's web site as of May 18, 2012, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching on 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.)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of May 14.