Some 16,053 counterfeit Hermes handbags in nine shipments from June 6 through Sept. 17 were seized by CBP officers and import specialists at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport complex, CBP said. Their combined domestic value was $210,785,475 had they been genuine. Eight of the shipments came from China, and one from China via Hong Kong. Five different importers sent the shipments, CBP said.

CBP adopted as final, with some minor modifications, the regulations that were published in the Sept. 26, 2012, Federal Register to implement the preferential tariff treatment and other customs-related provisions of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement. No comments had been submitted in response to the 2012 notice, CBP said.

Not all components of the Department of Homeland Security have applied risk management principles to fully assess whether maritime security programs cover the riskiest ports, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Sept. 27. DHS developed models to assess the risks of foreign ports and cargo, and the U.S. Coast Guard uses the model to inform operational decisions for its International Port Security (IPS) program and annually updates its assessment.

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 26, 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 released a detailed timeline on planned changes for the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) that will come as part of its first deployment of its "agile" strategy. The agency will implement the first of seven ACE deployments on Oct. 5, it said. New capabilities will include an ACE Reports Software Upgrade, ACE Cargo Release Pilot Expansion, Partner Government Agency Message Set, Entry Summary Validations.

CBP posted a set of presentations used by government agencies during the Trade Support Network (TSN) plenary session Sept. 26 and 27.

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 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 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.)

Imported containers that require fumigation treatment should be fumigated prior to making entry at the Port of New York/Newark, said CBP and U.S. Department of Agriculture in an informational pipeline. The "recommended solution" from CBP is hoped to help resolve the "delay in processing and/or refusal of containerized air and sea cargo requiring fumigation as a condition of entry," it said. USDA regulations require certain items to receive fumigation to mitigate pest risk. "CBP and USDA will not allow manipulation of cargo at a Centralized Examination Station (CES) or treatment facility to accommodate fumigation," it said. "All cargo is subject to inspection by CBP at a CES prior to movement to a treatment facility."

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 24, 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.)