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CBP Posts COAC Issue Papers on Broker Regulations, CEEs
January 7, 2016 |Customs

A new Broker Regulations working group will consider "at least four categories" as it works to develop recommendations for changes to CBP regulations for customs brokers (see 1601060028), said CBP in an issue paper (here) posted ahead of Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) meeting on Jan. 13. Those issues are: permits, data and reporting, management of operations, and fees. The broker regulations issue paper focuses on the Broker Regulations Working Group that will. The working group will include "will include participants from the trade community" and "CBP representatives, including Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEE) leadership, Office of Field Operations (OFO), the Office of Administration (OA) and the Office of International Trade (OT)," it said. The first meeting for the group is set for Jan. 19-20 in Alexandria, Virginia and finalized recommendations are expected by March, ahead of the April COAC meeting, it said.

CBP Finds U.S. Not Country of Origin of Shipping Containers for Government Procurement
January 6, 2016 |Customs

Shipping containers assembled in the U.S. with a large number of components from other countries are not considered of U.S. origin for government procurement purposes, said CBP in a notice. (here). The containers, imported by Sea Box, should be considered U.S. origin because there's a substantial transformation during assembly, the company said. But, while the assembly requires some skilled labor to meet standards requirements, "the grinding, welding and assembly processes essentially do not change the predetermined use of the panels, all of which originate from one foreign country," the agency said.

CBP Finds Japan to be Country of Origin of Digital Printers for Government Procurement
January 5, 2016 |Customs

The country of origin for government procurement purposes of multifunction printers made and assembled in Japan, China and Thailand is Japan, said CBP in a notice. (here). The printer, called "bizhub MFP," are substantially transformed in Japan, said CBP. "Though we note the importance of the subassemblies and sub-components from Thailand and China, these subassemblies and sub-components will be integrated into a product that was designed and developed in Japan, and will be operated by Japanese-developed software that will also be installed onto the bizhub MFP in Japan," the agency said.