CBP said when rail line release entry banks fall to 1% remaining, train manifests may fail. This will result in cargo disruptions and may force rail carriers to remove shipments from inbound trains, CBP said in a CSMS message. CBP recommended that at all ports filers retain a sufficient reserve to operate for 1 week at normal volume and that to monitor usage of these entry numbers to determine when you fall below this threshold. Self filers should contact CBP at the port to verify the status of their rail entry banks.
CBP released the focus on the remaining Webinars on the "Role of the Broker." CBP had previously released the dates of the Webinars, but not all of the subjects.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released its June 20 Customs Bulletin. While the Bulletin does not contain any ruling articles, it does list recent general notices and Court of International Trade decisions.
CBP's Office of International Trade issued a May 1 memo to give guidance to CBP on protecting revenue when a port believes a transaction secured through a continuous bond would jeopardize the revenue due to AD/CVD concerns. Additional revenue protection can be achieved through cash payment with live entry or obtaining additional security through a Single Transaction Bond (STB), said CBP.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's web site as of June 19, 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 is requesting comments by Aug. 21 on its collection of the information on the Importer ID Input Record (CBP form 5106). CBP is proposing to extend this information collection, with an increase to the estimated burden hours because of revised estimates of number of respondents (burden hours to increase from from 1,000 to 75,000) and the amount of time required to complete the form (from 6 to 15 minutes).
CBP said new instructions for completing the CBP Form 301 (Customs Bond) and 301A (Addendum to 301) were posted (here). The new instructions are at the end of Form 301.
A link included in a recent CSMS message on retroactive merchandise processing fee (MPF) billing was sent out by mistake, said CBP in a June 20 CSMS message (12-000229). The June 15 message (12-000217) provided links to intranet pages that are not available to the public and was intended to assist field processing, said CBP. The message, which said CBP will begin retroactive billing for merchandise entered between October 1 and November 4, 2011, with the increased MPF, will be deleted, said CBP.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's web site as of June 19, 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 June 18.