CBP released the June 24 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 49, No. 25), which contains the following ruling actions (here):
A planned validation for Automated Commercial System cargo release entries that are subject to quota will not allow CBP to move up implementation of several quota-related entry types it recently delayed until Oct. 31, said a CBP spokeswoman. Instead, the validation, which was originally set for implementation on June 27 before CBP postponed deployment so it could focus on continuing air manifest issues (see 1506290018), will serve to “reject entries that are subject to Quota and filed with an incorrect entry type,” said the spokeswoman.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 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 officers intercepted a shipment of counterfeit toys, worth over $9,000, based on manufacturers' suggested retail prices, CBP said in a press release (here). The fake Legos arrived from China on June 18 in Tampa, Florida. While inspecting the shipment, CBP officers realized that "the merchandise was substantially indistinguishable from the federally registered LEGO copyrighted design," said CBP. The officers then "provided samples to CBP import specialists who recommended seizing the counterfeit sets," the agency said.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 25, 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:
As part of the June 27 Automated Commercial Environment deployment, CBP will add a new account type within the ACE Secure Data Portal, the agency said (here). CBP will also add "a new system validation will automatically reject ACE Cargo Release entries that are subject to quota and entered" without the correct entry type, it said. "Until November 1, 2015, entries that are subject to quota must be filed in the Automated Commercial System (ACS)." The validation feature is hoped to allow for earlier than planned industry testing of 11 entry types ahead of the Nov. 1 requirement for entry summary and cargo release filing in ACE, a CBP official recently said (see 1506030054).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website June 24, 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 a set of presentations used by government agencies at the 2015 Trade Support Network conference held June 23-25:
The CBP Los Angeles Field Office again extended interim work-around procedures in response to continued problems with Automated Commercial Environment for air manifests. Through June 31, 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. CBP said some carriers are unable to see release notifications (1C), which have posed a problem since 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.