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CBP Releases Update on AD/CV Duty Enforcement for October
October 31, 2016 |Customs

CBP outlined its recent enforcement work related to antidumping and countervailing duties in an AD/CVD Update for October (here). The agency recently participated in "the first trilateral customs steel enforcement and cooperation dialogue hosted by the Canada Border Services Agency" in Ottawa, Canada, it said. The meeting included CBP, Mexican and Canadian officials, it said. "They are committed to strengthening steel enforcement throughout North America, communicating commonalities of steel products subject to additional import duties (antidumping and countervailing), and tackling issues surrounding the tactics used to evade these duties, such as transshipment, misclassification, and undervaluation," it said. "Opportunities for joint or parallel operations and information sharing of best practices, trends, and non-company[-]specific instances of duty evasion, within the limits of each country’s privacy laws were among the key proposals. These discussions set the stage for continued trilateral meetings and engagement to establish compliance operations essential to addressing steel enforcement across North America." CBP also highlighted recent honey seizures and meetings between CBP Executive Assistant Commissioner Brenda Smith and honey producers.

CBP Updates ACE Entry Summary Business Process Document
October 31, 2016 |Customs

CBP posted an updated version of its ACE Entry Summary Business Rules and Process document, dated Oct. 28 (here). "The latest version of the document includes a revised temporary import bond (TIB) section that now also has a brief subsection on TIB extensions," CBP said in a CSMS message (here).

DHS Secretary Discusses Preclearance, Transshipment in Canada
October 28, 2016 |Customs

Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and U.S. Ambassador to Canada Bruce Heyman discussed some trade issues with Canadian officials during a visit to Canada, DHS said on Oct. 27 (here). "The bilateral meetings featured issues that advance President Obama’s Beyond the Border vision, which has deepened and institutionalized U.S.–Canada cooperation to enhance continental security while facilitating trade and travel," DHS said. Among issues mentioned were "the implementation of the 2015 Land/Rail/Marine/Air preclearance agreement" and transshipment of counterfeit or copyright-infringing goods, it said. Johnson met with Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale; Minister of Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum; Minister of Justice Jody Wilson-Raybould; and Minister of Transport Marc Garneau.

CBP Releases New Mailing Address for Relocated National Commodity Specialist Division
October 27, 2016 |Customs

CBP finished its relocation of the National Commodity Specialist Division, it said in a notice (here). As a result, "all non-electronic correspondence to the NCSD should be sent to the following address: Director, National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, 201 Varick Street, Suite 501, New York, New York, 10014," it said. "E-rulings procedures will remain the same and are not affected by the change in office location." CBP previously announced the relocation and set up a temporary mailing address (see 1601130024), which should no longer be used.