CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske recently discussed customs issues and other trade priorities during the U.S.-Singapore Law Enforcement Homeland Security and Safety Cooperation Dialogue, said CBP in a news release (here). Kerlikowske met with Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs Deputy Secretary Raja Kumar and other government officials to discuss "air cargo and maritime container security," among other things, CBP said.
CBP released its Oct. 21 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 49, No. 42) (here). While it does not contain any rulings, it does include recent CBP notices and Court of International Trade decisions.
CBP said it created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1508 on Oct. 20, containing 23,448 ABI records and 4,460 harmonized tariff records. The update includes changes as a result of supplemental cotton assessment by the Agricultural Marketing Service, said CBP (here). Adjustments required for the verification of the 2015 Harmonized Tariff Schedule are also included, CBP said in a CSMS message. The modified records can be retrieved electronically via the procedures indicated in the CATAIR. Further information: Jennifer Keeling, Jennifer.Keeling@dhs.gov.
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 Oct. 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 Finds Country of Origin of Billiards Tables Assembled On-Site is U.S. for Government Procurement
Billiards tables assembled on-site in the U.S. from imported and U.S. components are U.S.-origin for government procurement purposes, said CBP in a final determination published Oct. 21 (here). Though most of the value of the tables comes from imported components, the assembly operation, which includes leveling and sanding of the slate table surface and stretching of the table’s felt covering, is “complex and meaningful,” requiring “the assembly of a large number of components,” and rendering “a new and distinct article of commerce that possesses a new name, character, and use,” said CBP. “Therefore, we find that the imported components lose their individual identities and become an integral part of the billiards tables as a result of the U.S. assembly operations and combination with U.S. components; and that the components acquire a different name, character, and use as a result of the assembly operations performed in the U.S.,” it said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Oct. 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
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Oct. 19 (here) with 243 rulings. The most recent ruling is dated 10/08/15.
CBP will open up its Automated Commercial Environment entry summary pilot to type 51 entries (merchandise imported by the Defense Contract Management Command (DCMAO NY) Military Only) and type 52 entries (government-dutiable – other than Defense Contract Management Command (DCMAO)), it said in a notice (here). Brokers and importers that use ACE will be able to electronically file an ACE entry summary for the release of entry type 51 and 52 cargo, in the air, ocean, rail, and truck modes of transportation as well as for mail, pedestrian, and passenger (hand-carried) modes of transportation, it said. The same eligibility requirements apply as those for entry types 01, 03 and 11, which are already part of CBP’s entry summary test. Brokers and importers seeking to participate should contact their CBP client representatives, or otherwise email Steven Zaccaro at steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov.