A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Dec. 18, 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)

The theme for the March 6-7 East Coast Trade Symposium in Washington will be “Increasing Economic Competitiveness Through Global Partnership and Innovation,” said CBP in a notice. The event will be held at the Washington Hilton and will include discussions "regarding CBP’s role in international trade initiatives and partnerships," it said. Further information, including agenda and speakers, will be released later, it said. Registration, which opened Dec. 18 for the event, is available (here).

CBP completed 1,792 total Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) validations, including 480 initial validations and 1,312 revalidations for 2013 as of Dec. 2, it said in an update on program statistics. Validations continue to be down compared to previous years, the update said. There has also been a total of 1,745 suspensions and 1,264 C-TPAT removals.

In the Dec. 18 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 50), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment for the tariff classification of USB flash drives and lanterns.

Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Dec. 18 with 126 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 179,901. The most recent ruling is dated 12/05/2013.

CBP plans to implement its second piece of Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) under its new "agile" development program on Jan. 4, the agency said in an update. The implementation will allow for an expansion of the Simplified Entry pilot.

The 2014 annual user fee of $138 for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by Feb. 21, said CBP in a notice. According to 19 CFR 111.96(c), this user fee is payable for each calendar year at the port through which the broker was issued a permit or at a port referred to in 19 CFR 111.19(c) in the case of a national permit. Note that 19 CFR 111.96(c) also states that if a broker fails to pay the annual user fee by the published due date, the appropriate port director will notify the broker in writing of the failure to pay and will revoke the permit to operate. That notice will constitute revocation of the permit.

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Dec. 17, 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 addcvd.cbp.gov. (CBP occasionally adds backdated messages without otherwise indicating which message was added. ITT will include a message date in parentheses in such cases.)

CBP posted a Dec. 1 version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) electronic query report of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP also posted a version of its CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) electronic query report of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.

CBP is requesting comments by Feb. 18 for an existing information collection related to the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) Act of 2006. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.