CBP posted updated spreadsheets showing active AD/CVD cases and the associated case numbers, ISO country codes, tariff numbers, and short descriptions of each case as of Oct. 1. Active antidumping cases are (here). Active countervailing cases are (here).
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 Oct. 15, 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 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.)
The Departments of Agriculture and Homeland Security have made progress implementing the recommendations of a 2006 Government Accountability Study of the Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection program, but work remains to improve planning, data reliability, and the canine inspector program, GAO said in a report on the program. Allocation of scarce CBP resources based on port-specific risks could especially benefit from improved strategic planning and better data to analyze risk and effectiveness. The full report is available here. A one-page summary of the report is available here.
CBP posted an Oct. 15 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.
CBP has received a number of calls from trade users saying they're not receiving responses to their electronic data interchange messages, it said in a CSMS message. It is working on the issue and hopes to have it resolved soon, said CBP.
CBP released a list of government agencies that will attend a coming trade fair in Texas:
In the Oct. 10 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 42), CBP published two notices of revocation of rulings and treatment regarding the tariff classification of LED task lights and plastic cups .
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Oct. 12, 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 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 and CPSC investigators seized 200 cotton mattresses at Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex for violating the Flammable Fabrics Act, CBP said. The mattresses, imported from China, were burn-tested in a CPSC scientific laboratory setting and failed to meet the federal safety standard for open-flame fire resistance, it said. The affixed labels also failed to meet the standards, CBP said, because they didn't include the manufacturer's address, date of manufacture, or prototype identification number, and misled that the mattresses met the federal flammability open-flame standard.