George Bogden has been appointed the new executive director of CBP's Office of Trade Relations, the agency confirmed Feb. 25. Bogden has served as a fellow at various think tanks, including the Steamboat Institute, which praised Bogden for his "spirit of principled leadership and a deep commitment to the values of free markets, limited government, and individual liberty." He has also had fellowships with the Yorktown Institute, the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale, the Hungary Foundation, Columbia Law School, the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, and the German Marshall Fund. In addition, he previously served as a senior law clerk at the Court of International Trade and as an associate director at the Hudson Institute. According to his LinkedIn profile, he started at CBP in January.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP is extending the run of its Vessel Entrance and Clearance Automation Test by 24 months, to Feb. 21, 2027, it said in a Federal Register notice scheduled for Feb. 25 publication. CBP said the test allows participants to submit the vessel entry and clearance data required on CBP forms 26 (Report of Diversion), 226 (Record of Vessel Foreign Repair or Equipment Purchase), 1300 (Vessel Entrance or Clearance Statement), 1302 (Inward Cargo Declaration), 1303 (Ship's Stores Declaration), 1304 (Crew's Effects Declaration) and 3171 (Application-Permit-Special License Unlading-Lading-Overtime Services), and to make certain entry and clearance requests and reports, electronically through the VECS, the Vessel Entrance and Clearance System. Comments on the test or the notice may be submitted at any time during the test period.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP has released its Feb. 19 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 8), which includes the following ruling actions:
In the Feb. 19 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 59, No. 8), CBP published proposals to modify and/or revoke ruling letters concerning the tariff classification of aluminum locking brackets and frozen baked goods.
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Feb. 19, 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 CBP's ADCVD Search page.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Feb. 18, 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 CBP's ADCVD Search page.