CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:​

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 21, 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://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.

CBP formally opened its National Targeting Center recently, CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske said in a blog post (here). "The NTC is the embodiment of 'vigilance,' and it is key to CBP’s national security mission," Kerlikowske said. "It works closely with other law enforcement and intelligence agencies, sharing and combing through information with cutting-edge technology and analytical tools. Around the clock, NTC employees check and recheck information to keep our country safe, carefully analyzing information about incoming passengers and cargo before they reach our shores."

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:​

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 20, 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://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.

CBP appointed Michael Friel acting assistant commissioner in the Office of Public Affairs, the agency said in a news release (here). Friel was previously deputy assistant commissioner in OPA.

CBP released its Sept. 14 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 50, No. 37) (here). While it does not contain any rulings, it does include recent CBP notices and Court of International Trade opinions.

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 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 http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.

All refund claims and protests related to merchandise prohibited by the Food and Drug Administration "require documentation that substantiates the goods are prohibited," the CBP Los Angeles field office said in a public bulletin. "If you are unable to establish by a preponderance of evidence that the merchandise in question constitutes a prohibited article, you may file a CF 7553 -- Notice of Intent (NOI) for a future drawback claim along with the documents required for the supervised exportation or destruction, when the refused merchandise is presented to CBP at the time of exportation or destruction," CBP said. CBP won't "automatically issue refunds on FDA refused merchandise" and "will no longer automatically accept cancellation requests on entries where duties and/or fees were paid" after the merchandise was exported or destroyed, it said. "However, cancellation requests will be considered if no duties and/or fees were submitted."

CBP plans to add in international components as part of the North American Single Window over the coming years, said CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske in a speech at the U.S.-Canada Border Conference in Detroit on Sept. 20 (here). "CBP has initiated an extensive dialogue with the governments of Canada and Mexico on a proposed North American Single Window (NASW) Approach," he said. "In collaboration with our Canadian and Mexican counterparts, we’ve established a proposed common vision statement for the North American Single Window. This approach doesn’t involve interoperability of 'systems'; instead, it focuses on greater alignment of cargo processing procedures in the region." There's been discussion of an eventual NASW between the three countries for several years (see 14061803). The agency "also established a targeted Single Window implementation roadmap that proposes a phased international engagement strategy for 2016-2019," Kerlikowske said. "As part of that effort, we’re sharing best practices with our foreign partners and international organizations -- beyond North America. A critical next step in furthering this agenda is to formally commence the NASW trilateral working groups. CBP is eager to cultivate other countries’ interest in implementing their own Single Window approaches."