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CBP Problems with AD/CV Duties Site Fixed
October 31, 2014 |Customs

Problems with CBP's database of antidumping and countervailing duty messages appear to be resolved, although the agency has not made an official announcement. CBP said Oct. 30 it was working on the issue (here).

CBP Seeks Comments on Transfer Approval Info Collection
October 31, 2014 |Customs

CBP is requesting comments for an existing information collection for the application and approval to manipulate, examine, sample or transfer goods. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.

CBP to Extend CES Hours in NY/NJ to Expedite Processing of Perishable Imports
October 30, 2014 |Customs

CBP will extend hours for Agriculture Specialists and Centralized Examination Stations at the Port of New York/Newark as a way to speed up processing of cold treatment/perishable imports during the peak season, CBP's New York field office said in a Informational Pipeline. The extended hours will last from November through January, it said.

Brokers Should Email Customs Release Info for Parcels Requiring Formal Entry, Says CBP LA
October 30, 2014 |Customs

Customs brokers are "encouraged" to email the customs release documents for mail parcels that require formal entry, said the Port of Los Angeles in a public bulletin. The Los Angeles International Mail Facility is six miles from the centralized entry processing site and delivery of the form is usually "by mail, messenger service or fax," said CBP. Instead, brokers should email forms 3509 and 3461 release documents to laximf3461@cbp.dhs.gov, the notice said.