International Trade Today is a service of Warren Communications News.
Subscriber Login
Customs
to
Refine Category Search
Clear Terms

Search Primer

Multi-word term: Place inside quotes to ensure an exact match together (e.g. "forced labor").

Term list: Separate terms with spaces, not commas or semicolons to find either word (e.g. AD/CVD CBP).

Acronyms: Use all capital letters (e.g., ACE).

Required term: If a term must be included in any resulting articles, prefix it with a plus sign (e.g., tariffs +Canada).

Excluded term: If a term should be excluded from any articles being found, prefix it with a minus sign (e.g., FDA -alert).

Simplest form: Use the simplest form of a term (e.g. "metal" instead of "metals" or "entity list" instead of "entity listing" or "entity listed").

CBP Publishes Quarterly Interest Rates for Customs Duties Underpayments and Refunds
August 11, 2016 |Customs

CBP published the quarterly Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties (here). For the quarter which began July 1 and ends Sept. 30, the interest rates for overpayments will be 3 percent for corporations and 4 percent for non-corporations, and the rate of underpayments will be 4 percent for corporations and non-corporations. These interest rates are subject to change for the calendar quarter beginning Oct. 1 and ending Dec. 31, CBP said.

CBP Releases Aug. 10 Customs Bulletin
August 11, 2016 |Customs

CBP released its Aug. 10 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 50, No. 32) (here). While it does not contain any rulings, it does include recent CBP notices and Court of International Trade opinions.

CBP to Begin Test of Electronic Filing of Protests in ACE
August 11, 2016 |Customs

CBP will launch a pilot to test electronic filing of protests in ACE, as part of a deployment of ACE protest capabilities set to begin Aug. 27. During the test, pilot participants will submit their electronic protests, checking a box to certify the protest filer has been given power of attorney, and will also be able to submit “additional arguments and supporting information electronically, with their electronic protest in ACE," CBP said in a notice (here). To be considered timely, protests must be filed by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on the filing deadline day, it said. Amendments to protests and requests for further review may be filed electronically, though requests for accelerated disposition will still require a paper submission, CBP said. Any party who wishes to participate in the ACE protest pilot, which will begin Aug. 29, may do so as long as it has an ACE Portal Protest Filer Account. CBP has said it plans to deploy protest capabilities in ACE and decommission the Automated Commercial System for protests on Aug. 27 (see 1608080015). The agency added protest accounts to the ACE Portal in a notice issued in early August (see 1608050027).

CBP, Mexico Launch Joint Cargo Processing Pilot at Nogales Port of Entry
August 9, 2016 |Customs

CBP and Mexico’s Tax Administration Service (SAT) on July 25 started a 90-day joint cargo processing pilot at the Nogales, Arizona, Mariposa Port of Entry, which will include coordinated cargo clearance inspections, in hopes of speeding up the movement of international cargo, according to a CBP press release. “The sharing of resources with Mexico will improve movement of commercial goods by eliminating redundant inspections and reducing wait times,” CBP Tucson (Arizona) Director of Field Operations William Brooks said in a statement. “This is a monumental and historical shift in the collaboration between CBP and SAT.” The program is geared toward members of the Free and Secure Trade (FAST), CBP said. Completed cargo evaluations will serve as a single export and import inspection for Mexico and the U.S., and CBP will explore options to expand the concept if the program is successful, the agency said. The U.S. and Mexican governments are conducting other joint customs pilots at Laredo (Texas) International Airport and the Otay-Otay Mesa crossing in Baja California, Mexico (see 1510160020). The U.S. and Mexico plan to launch another customs pilot in San Jeronimo, Mexico, in the spring (see 1607220048).