Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Sept. 16 with 190 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 178,906. The most recent ruling is dated 09/13/2013.

The theme for the Oct. 24-25 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. The agency will not be holding a West Coast Trade Symposium this year "due to sequestration," it said. CBP released the dates of the event last month (see 13083006).

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. 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.)

In the Sept. 4 issue of the CBP Customs Bulletin (Vol. 47, No. 37), CBP published two notices that propose to modify rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of Brussels sprouts with butter sauce and sugar confectionery.

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. 12, 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 U.S. government is extending import restrictions for five years on archaeological and ethnological material from Cambodia from the Bronze Age through the Khmer era, which are set to expire Sept. 19, said CBP in a Federal Register notice. The notice, effective Sept. 19, said the State Department has decided conditions continue to warrant the imposition of import restrictions and CBP's regulations will be amended to reflect the extension.

CBP's Newark field office outlined the recently revised form requirements under Lacey Act provisions being enforced by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (see 3081926). CBP gave a presentation on the subject at the Sept. 12 quarterly meeting in Newark. The changes, which add to language to Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Form 585 (Permit to Import Timber or Timber Products) and PPQ Form 621 (Protected Plant Permit to Engage in the Business of Importing, Exporting or Re-exporting Terrestrial Plants or Plant Products that are Protected), are meant "to make certain importers understand their obligations under the Lacey Act," the presentation said. The revised language will include information on the requirement to submit a PPQ Form 505 when importing applicable commodities, it said. The agency also offered some best practices when an importer is unsure if a form is needed, including checking with foreign governments and asking APHIS.

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Sept. 11, 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.)