CBP sought comments on a proposed amendment to its regulations that would add recordkeeping requirements to U.S. exports of rough diamonds and include additional information on requirements for rough diamond import and export. CBP is proposing to require any U.S. persons exporting from the U.S. a shipment of rough diamonds to retain a copy of the Kimberley Process Certificate accompanying each shipment for at least five years from the date of export and make the copy available for examination at the request of CBP, the agency said in a notice in the Federal Register Aug. 15. Comments on the proposals are due Oct. 15.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP's Office of Information and Technology has posted an updated list of companies/persons offering ABI data processing services to the trade community.
CBP said it and the Department of Commerce are planning a national webinar for customs brokers on aluminum extrusions AD/CVD cases in September. CBP mentioned the webinar in its Antidumping Countervailing Duty Subcommittee report for the upcoming Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) meeting on Aug. 15 in Seattle. CBP said it is actively looking at building an increase in the amount of product specific knowledge through greater outreach to industry experts and such meetings are "an opportunity to learn about specific allegations as well as industry trends and patterns while providing the trade with updated information on what CBP actions could be taken as part of bidirectional education."
Participating Government Agencies (PGAs) should look to CBP's protocol for processing holds and pauses as a way to improve the PGA process, said the Advisory Committee On Commercial Operations (COAC) Trade Facilitation Subcommittee in a list of recommendations based of its first-ever trade survey. Survey respondents said interactions with CBP on holds and pauses was far more favorable than dealing with PGAs. The subcommittee advises the process reviews could be performed through the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEEs). The list of recommendations were posted Aug. 10.
CBP 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 CBP's website Aug. 9, 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.)
CBP Seattle sent a trade information notice on the Aug. 15 Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) meeting. The meeting will include two public comment periods and registration is available (here). The registration deadline is close of business on Aug. 12, it said. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.
CBP posted documents on changes to the Customs and Trade Interface Requirements (CATAIR) Appendix C, which lists Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) units of measure abbreviations and their meanings. The CATAIR Appendix C changes are (here). CATAIR Appendix C is available (here).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Aug. 8, 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.)