CBP's Port of Seattle issued a Trade Information Notice soliciting applications to operate a Centralized Examination Station (CES) for the Seattle and Tacoma ports. The solicitation period began Nov. 18 and expires Jan. 16. Public comments are also invited.
CBP reminded the trade industry to provide information on how imported goods meet free trade agreement (FTA) eligibility requirements when a FTA certification of origin is issued. "When a producer, exporter or importer issues an FTA certification of origin (a.k.a. Implementation Instructions, Attachment A), the “Preference Criterion” field should indicate how the good originates (meets the terms of the agreement) with the greatest specificity possible," it said in a CSMS message. For instance, if an imported good that includes non-originating materials, which undergo the required tariff-shift within a FTA, the Preference Criterion space should list what specific HTS General Note or FTA criteria that the tariff shift meets in order to get preferential treatment, said CBP.
A new CBP User Fee Advisory Committee will provide advice to the CBP commissioner "on issues related to trade and immigration user fees, port staffing levels, and inspectional services," the agency said in a press release. The committee membership is meant to reflect trade and travel industries that pay customs, immigration, or agriculture user fees and the committee's term will last until June 2015, it said. The members of the new committee are:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 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 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 will not start the pilot program for formal manifesting and entry of residue contained in instruments of international traffic (IIT) that was slated to begin Nov. 25, said CBP in a CSMS message. CBP made the decision "after further consultation with the international trade community," it said. CBP said it "will work to address remaining trade concerns related to this matter and announce a future test date after further consultation with the trade community."
CBP modified the National Customs Automation Program test that allows importers to use the Automated Broker Interface to file post-summary corrections (PSCs) of certain pre-liquidation ACE entry summaries (ESAR IV). The modifications to the ESAR IV test program "will allow filers greater access to data filed in ACE as it relates to the original entry and any subsequent PSC, limit certain additional data elements from being changed via PSC, and preclude a PSC on any entry that has been protested or where merchandise covered by the original entry has been conditionally released and its right to admission has not been determined," said CBP. CBP has been considering how to handle the question of greater data access since soon after the test was announced in 2011 (see 11081219).
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 14, 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 is requesting comments by Jan. 17 for an existing information collection on forms for ultimate consignee declaration for items temporarily exported for scientific or educational purposes. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
CBP is extending the comment period to Dec. 18 for an existing information collection on prior disclosures. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Nov. 13, 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.)