CBP issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of Dec. 15. This report (here) includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, and tobacco; and certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying textile articles and/or other articles; the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc.
CBP posted the transcript (here) and presentation (here) from a Dec. 11 webinar on Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) air manifest.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP warned importers against falling for emails purporting to have found a way around antidumping duties, in a “scam alert” recently posted to its website (here). The agency provided sample text from a scam email to a purchasing manager claiming transshipment through a third country is a “legit business.” Knowingly engaging in activities designed to evade payment of antidumping or countervailing duties is a crime, and may result in civil or criminal penalties, said CBP.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Dec. 15, 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 a memorandum setting the 2015 preliminary low-duty tariff rate quota limit at 15.9 kilograms for tuna and skipjack, in airtight containers, not in oil, in containers, weighing with their contents not over 7 kg each (here).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Dec. 11, 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.
Late Importer Security Filings will no longer be exempt from bond requirements as of Jan. 10, CBP said in a CSMS message (here). Most ISF transactions will require a bond and importers should make sure bonds are in place before cargo is loaded on the vessel destined for the U.S. in order to avoid delay and exams, the agency said. "To electronically enforce this requirement, ISF Types 5 and 6 (Late ISF-10- No Bond and Late ISF-5- No Bond, respectively) will no longer be accepted as" of Jan. 10, it said.
CBP is putting together a working group to consider the technical requirements necessary for the National Marine Fisheries Service to take part in the International Trade Data System, said CBP in a CSMS message (here). The working group, to be part of the Trade Support Network, will consists of members of the trade whose businesses are regulated by the NMFS, trade software developers who support the business processes, as well as representatives from the NMFS and CBP, it said. Those interested in participating should email Frank Korpusik at frank.j.korpusik@cbp.dhs.gov by Dec. 18, said CBP.
The coming addition of the Automated Commercial Environment eBond system may delay the processing of some continuous bond requests, said CBP in a CSMS message. New continuous bond requests after Dec. 29 may not be processed until Jan. 5, it said. Due to the system changeover to eBond, CBP will be unable to process any new continuous bonds on Jan. 2, it said. "The Bond Team will attempt to process all continuous bonds submitted prior" to Jan. 2, but if it can't, they will be input on Jan. 5 or later, the agency said. The eBond system will go in place on Jan. 3 (see 1411260026).