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CBP AD and CV Messages as of April 28
April 29, 2014 by Brian Feito|Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website April 28, 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 Says FDA ITACS Uploads to be Unavailable May 3
April 29, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

The Food and Drug Administration's Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System (ITACS) will be unable to upload documents from 12:01 - 6 a.m. on May 3, said CBP in a CSMS message. Users should plan to submit documents either before or after this maintenance period, said CBP.

Kerlikowske, Regional Customs Officials Agree to Regional Risk Management Strategy
April 29, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske and 26 customs directors general adopted a resolution for a "Regional Risk Management Strategy to identify pressing risks in the Western Hemisphere and establish common risk-management principles" during a regional customs directors conference in Lima, Peru, said CBP in a press release. The April 23-24 event also included discussions of border management and the Authorized Economic Operator Regional Strategy, said CBP. “This has been a particularly excellent opportunity for me, as a new official, to participate in the regional dialogue,” said Kerlikowske.

Top Importers for FY 2013
April 29, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP posted a spreadsheet listing the top 5,000 importers for fiscal year 2013 based on entered value. The spreadsheet contains an alphabetical list of the companies names and addresses.

CBP AD and CV Messages as of April 25
April 28, 2014 by Brian Feito|Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website April 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 Consolidates Entry Specialist Teams at Port of San Francisco
April 28, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP consolidated the entry specialist teams at the Port of San Francisco, meaning locally licensed brokers are no longer assigned to a specific specialist team, CBP said in an information notice. Effective April 21, entry teams at the port were realigned to be "Processed" based, rather than "Filer" based, the notice said.

CBP Seeking Trademark Protection for C-TPAT Logo
April 28, 2014 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) logo, the agency told industry members (here) and (here). Trademarking the logo will give additional protection from misuse of the logo, it said. "All licensing agreements will be issued free-of-charge," it said. The C-TPAT Partner Agreement will be updated with proper use clauses and C-TPAT members will need to agree to the clauses in order to renew their status, said CBP. "Until such time as a Partner’s next annual review, Partners are authorized to continue current uses of the trademark," the agency said. "Partners who are removed or withdrawn from the C-TPAT program must cease using the trademark." The trademark is only being licensed to C-TPAT members "at this time," it said. CBP's C-TPAT office, Office of Public Affairs and the Department of Homeland Security Office of the General Counsel collaborated on the application. CBP did not respond to a request for comment.