CBP officials seized more than 200 shipments of counterfeit sneakers, handbags, watches and sunglasses with Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Michael Kors, Chanel and Coach trademarks during a Dec. 2-4 operation at the John F. Kennedy International Mail Facility, said CBP on Dec. 23 (here). The seized items would be worth an estimated $450,000 in retail value if real.
CBP issued a CSMS message (here) announcing that in accordance with 19 CFR 142.21(i), it is issuing a "blanket" authorization to allow the release of most types of merchandise on or after Dec. 16 through Dec. 31 under Immediate Delivery (I.D.) procedures. Many entry filers make regular use of I.D. procedures for fresh fruits and vegetables and other merchandise from Mexico and Canada, etc.
CBP issued its Dec. 24 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 48, No. 51), which contains the following ruling actions (here):
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Dec. 22, 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 the transcript (here) and presentation (here) from a Dec. 17 webinar on Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) multi-modal manifest.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Dec. 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.
CBP is requesting comments by Feb. 23 on an existing information collection for foreign assemblers' declarations. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection without a change to the burden hours or information collected.
CBP is requesting comments by Feb. 23 on an existing information collection for applications for allowance in duties. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection without a change to the burden hours or information collected.