CBP recently seized over 860 counterfeit Ray-Ban sunglasses arriving in a shipment from China on July 13, the agency said in a news release (here). "CBP officers suspected the sunglasses to be counterfeit since they did not appear to be of the quality consistent with the products normally manufactured by the trademark holder," the agency said.
CBP Officers at the Miami seaport on July 15 seized 10,788 counterfeit Gucci and Coach handbags arriving in a shipment from China, valued at the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of about $4,904,160, said CBP (here). "CBP officers initially suspected the handbags to be counterfeit since they did not appear to be of the quality consistent with the products normally authorized and manufactured by the trademark holders," the agency said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website July 30, 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 posted information on the voluntary Broker Known Importer Program (BKIP) on its website (here). CBP recently began use of the program (see 1505140011), a National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America initiative. "With the BKIP indicator factoring into CBP's cargo risk segmentation, trade flows may benefit from improved information sharing at the time of arrival," said CBP.
The bulk of the remaining Automated Commercial Environment pilot tests of partner government agency (PGA) message sets will begin on Aug. 19, said Cynthia Whittenburg, CBP executive director-trade policy and programs, at a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) held July 29 in Chicago. A total of 13 PGA message set pilots will begin on that date, including the Food and Drug Administration, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Lacey Act, National Marine Fisheries Service, and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, she said.
The CBP Los Angeles Field Office again extended interim work-around procedures in response to continued problems with the Automated Commercial Environment for air manifests. "While the overall air manifest environment is improving in performance, CBP is still trying to resolve issues," it said. "Until further notice," it will allow for carriers and Container Freight Station operators to accept Form 3461 signed by the broker "without fear of penalty for entries that have generated a paperless release (to include split shipments)," the field office said in a notice. The agency transitioned from the Air Automated Manifest System into the ACE on June 7 (see 1506110007). Carriers and CFS operators may also accept screen printouts of ACE cargo entry releases submitted by the broker, said CBP. "The printout should have at a minimum the shipment ID and quantity being released as well as clear identification of who presented the release information," it said. The carriers and CFS operators may also accept signed Form 7512 when the 1C or 1D aren't posted, it said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website July 29, 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 the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
In the July 29 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 49, No. 30) (here), CBP published notices that propose to revoke or modify rulings and similar treatment for the tariff classification of racing shorts and footwear.
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated July 29 (here) with 233 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 187,690. The most recent ruling is dated 07/29/15.