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CBP Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Graph Report and Threshold to Fill List as of June 23
June 24, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of June 23. 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 Adds New Forms to Document Imaging System Pilot
June 24, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP will begin the third phase of its Document Image System (DIS) pilot in the Automated Commercial Environment, expanding the program by supporting additional partner government agency (PGA) forms and revising rules for submitting images through DIS, said CBP in a notice. DIS allows for electronic submission of documents during the import process required by multiple agencies. CBP began testing the program in 2012 (see 12040548) and began the second phase during the summer of 2013 (see 13071014).

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
CBP, USDA Asks That Rice Imports be Palletized for Easier Inspection
June 23, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

Containerized imports of rice from countries where the Khapra Beetle is known to live should be palletized to allow for easier inspection and treatment, said CBP's New York Office of Field Operations in an informational pipeline. CBP and the U.S. Department of Agriculture "request" that such rice imports are made available for manipulation, it said. "CBP has determined that a work labor savings of up to three hours per examination can be obtained by pelletizing rice," it said. The request is part of a CBP effort to add efficiency to the Centralized Examination Station facility processing of rice shipments that require CBP exam, it said.

CBP Fixing ACE AD/CVD Entry Issue
June 20, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

Some Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) antidumping/countervailing duty entry summary transactions for cases with a specific rate are being rejected incorrectly, said CBP in a CSMS message. The entries are rejected with the reason "Estimated duty/calculated duty mismatch,” said CBP. "Currently, there is no workaround for this issue" but "a fix to resolve this issue will be implemented in ACE" in the coming weekend, said CBP.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)