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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).

CBP Issues Harmonized System Update With 14,711 ABI Records, 3,163 Harmonized Tariff Records
August 8, 2016 |Customs

CBP created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1609 on July 21, and HSU 1610 on Aug. 4, the agency said in a CSMS message (here). Modifications include changes to support new ACE license, permit and certificate (LPC) functionality and adjustments made as result of a recent Food and Drug Administration Deeming Rule for Tobacco, effective Aug. 8, 2016. More information can be found on the FDA’s website (here). Further modifications include the addition of EPA PGA indicators to be used with PGA Message Set submissions, CBP said. The modified records are currently available to all ABI participants and can be retrieved electronically via the procedures indicated in the CATAIR, CBP said. Further information: Jennifer Keeling, Jennifer.Keeling@dhs.gov

CBP Completes Duty Refund Processing for Entries During GSP Lapse
August 8, 2016 |Customs

CBP has completed the processing of refunds of duties paid during the two-year lapse in the General System of Preferences program prior to its renewal in 2015, a CBP spokeswoman said. The agency refunded approximately $1.31 billion in duties paid on goods that would have been GSP-eligible if the program had not expired. Processing was completed in two phases, with CBP automatically refunding duties paid on entries that included the GSP special program indicator (SPI) in phase one, then moving to the remaining 2 percent of entry summaries with special indicators that "could not be scripted" (see 1507210023). CBP also accepted written duty refund requests. President Barack Obama retroactively renewed GSP in June 2015 (see 1506290045).

Topics:Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)