CBP at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Port reminded shipping lines and vessel of rules for longshore work by non-immigrant crewmembers after it received allegations of regulation violations, it said in a public bulletin. CBP LA said it got allegations that alien crewmembers helped with vessel preparation and cargo discharge, which are considered longshore work under 8 CFR 258. Authorization for longshore work by non-immigrant crewmembers must be included on CBP Form I-418, said CBP. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.
CBP Seattle issued a trade information notice on the "high levels of Asian Gypsy Moth that are being intercepted on vessels this year." CBP asks that vessel crews look for egg masses when transporting goods from high risk countries in Asia. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.
CBP will host a roundtable discussion on the revision of customs regulations (19 CFR Part 111) at noon Aug. 21 in Miami, said CBP Miami. The roundtable will be at Conference Room 2M8-10 2nd Floor 2305 NW 107th Ave. Miami, FL 33172. Attendance is free and registration is (here). Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.
CBP released its Aug. 8 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 33). While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does list recent notices and Court of International Trade decisions.
CBP posted its draft agenda and numerous other documents for the upcoming Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) meeting on Aug. 15 in Seattle. The materials include presentations, draft recommendations, and other documents on the role of the Broker, Simplified Entry, Bonds, Residue, the Global Supply Chain, and other topics.
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. 7, 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 posted the ANSI X12 309 Manifest with Security Filings transaction set on its Website Aug. 8. The transaction set can be used by carriers, NVOCC's, brokers and/or Third Party contractors submitting on behalf of importers regarding cargo arriving in or departing from oceangoing vessels.
CBP said the 2012 Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Conference originally scheduled for Sept 24-26 will be postponed and the conference won't be held in September "due to scheduling and logistics challenges." CBP said it's working to "revise the planning in order to bring you the conference material at a later date." CBP said Aug. 7 it was postponing the East Coast Trade Symposium.
CBP posted an Aug. 6 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.