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CBP Finds Country of Origin of Treadmills Is Place of Assembly, for Government Procurement Purposes
November 9, 2016 |Customs

Treadmills assembled in the U.S. and Taiwan from mostly Chinese parts are respectively of U.S. and Taiwanese origin for U.S. government procurement purposes, CBP said in a final determination (here). The assembly operations, which include welding 27 seams to create the three major subassemblies (the treadmill base, console frame and console mast), as well as additional steps such as bolting frames together and attaching motors and electronics, are sufficient to effect a substantial transformation, it said.

Commerce Working on Rules for Quick Scope Rulings During CBP AD/CVD Evasion Investigations
November 9, 2016 |Customs

The Commerce Department is currently drafting new regulations to create a process for issuing scope rulings quickly when requested by CBP during Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) investigations of antidumping and countervailing evasion, a Commerce Department official said. The recent customs reauthorization law’s EAPA provisions include a section that allows CBP to refer to Commerce if it is unsure whether a product named in an evasion complaint is covered by the scope of duties. Commerce intends “to create a process that allows us to address a CBP referral promptly and preserves the flexibility to gather information and input from parties for [Commerce’s] consideration,” the official said. The regulatory changes will “address differences between the EAPA requirements and Commerce's current processes for scope inquiries,” an industry executive has said (see 1610140044).

McAleenan Set to Head CBP Once Kerlikowske Steps Down
November 9, 2016 |Customs

NEW YORK -- CBP Deputy Commissioner Kevin McAleenan will take over as acting commissioner once Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske leaves at the end of the Obama administration on Jan. 20, said Todd Owen, executive assistant commissioner, Office of Field Operations. Industry is unlikely to experience major changes during the transition as the career CBP officials, such as McAleenan and the executive assistant commissioners, will remain in place, said Owen, who discussed the transition briefly while speaking at the Apparel Importers Trade and Transportation Conference Nov. 9.