CBP is requesting comments by June 13 on an existing information collection for applications to establish a container examination station. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection without a change to the burden hours or information collected.
CANCUN, Mexico -- One limiting factor to expanding Authorized Economic Operator internationally is a lack of a unique identifier standard, said Al Gina, a consultant with CT Strategies and former assistant commissioner at CBP. Gina offered several pieces of advice to the World Customs Organization on how to improve and expand AEO programs during the WCO AEO conference on May 11. Identifying information for a program participant can differ from country to country, which can make it difficult to keep track of AEO status and compliance, he said.
CBP has implemented changes to work around communication issues between ACE truck manifest and ACE Cargo release, giving itself the ability to manually release truck entries in order to “facilitate the movement of legitimate cargo,” said the agency in a CSMS message (here). However, in order for the option to be available, the filer must include the port code on the entry, said CBP. “While we understand that it is not mandatory to file entries with a port code, doing so will assist in the manual release of entries,” it said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website May 10, 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 issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of May 9. This report (here) includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, and tobacco; and certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying textile articles and/or other articles; the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc.
The User Fee Advisory Committee will next meet June 1 in Washington, said CBP in a notice (here). The Financial Assessment and Options subcommittee and Process Improvement subcommittee, the only two subcommittees, will provide updates and lay out next steps, said CBP.
CBP is extending the comment period to June 13 on an existing information collection for delivery tickets. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection without a change to the burden hours or information collected.
Filers do not have to get a signature from CBP or the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) prior to submitting ATF Form 6A (Release and Receipt of Imported Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War), said CBP in a CSMS message (here). Clarifying an earlier message on transition procedures for partner government agency submissions in ACE (see 1604220037), CBP said the ATF Form 6 (“Application and Permit for Importation of Firearms, Ammunition and Implements of War”) accompanying the submission of Form 6A through the Document Imaging System (DIS) serves as proof of ATF approval for importation. Form 6 and 6A should be submitted simultaneously with entry, and both forms are required for release, said CBP. Filers are still required to provide a copy of the Form 6A, with Sections I and III completed, to ATF within 15 days of the release. The earlier message clarified procedures for DIS submission of PGA-required documents prior to deployment of an agency’s PGA message set.
CBP released its May 11 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 50, No. 19) (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 May 9, 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.