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COAC Recommends Allowing for Some Non-Accredited Material Counting Toward Continuing Ed
August 12, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) advised CBP to allow for some non-accredited materials to count toward a planned 40-hour requirement for customs broker continuing education, it said during the Aug. 7 COAC meeting. That would be part of a "measured, commercially reasonable approach" to the expected changes, said Vincent Iacopella, chief operating office of Janel World Trade and a co-chair of the COAC "Role of the Broker" working group.

CBP AD and CV Messages as of Aug. 8
August 9, 2013 by Brian Feito|Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Aug. 8, 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 Should Revoke Toolbox Classification Ruling, Says Newell Rubbermaid
August 9, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP should revoke its 2003 ruling on molded plastic toolboxes as part of a recently proposed ruling revocation regarding the classification of plastic watch boxes, said Newell Rubbermaid in comments submitted in response to the proposed revocation. The agency has proposed revoking its ruling on the watch boxes, changing the classification from heading 4202 to 3923 because they are made of molded plastic and not plastic sheeting (see 13071109). Newell Rubbermaid's lawyer, Daniel Cannistra of Crowell and Moring, asked that CBP take a similar stance on the molded plastic toolboxes.

CBP AD and CV Messages as of Aug. 7
August 8, 2013 by Brian Feito|Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Aug. 7, 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 Finds Fallback Method as Acceptable for Appraisal of Used Combustion Gas Turbines
August 8, 2013 by Claire Yan|Customs

The appraised value of used combustion gas turbine parts imported into the U.S. for repair could be determined under the residual “fallback” method, CBP ruled in their July 16 response to a request by gas turbines (GT) supplier Alstom Power (AP). In HQ H229800, CBP said none of the normal methods for valuing merchandise -- transaction value, deductive value, and computed value -- could be applied to AP's turbines. So CBP said the company should appraise the used gas turbine model parts under 19 CFR 152.107 by “starting with the standard replacement cost of the pre-finished component value of the part, which is comprised of the raw materials of such parts formed in the shape that those materials ultimately will become.” CBP also said to apply a factor of .5 to account for the fact that the imported parts have "half or less than half of an expected life than new parts."

CBP Says Revised Form 5106 to be Required
August 8, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP will only accept the revised CBP Form 5106 (here) beginning Sept. 10, the agency said in a CSMS message. The agency is allowing a grace period up to Sept. 9, during which it will accept the older version of the form, it said. As of Sept. 10, CBP will reject outdated forms back to the filer, it said.

CBP Office of International Trade Head Al Gina to Retire, Several Other Positions Being Shuffled
August 8, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP Assistant Commissioner in the Office of International Trade Al Gina will retire in September, said Acting Commissioner Tom Winkowski at the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) meeting Aug. 7 at the International Trade Commission. Rich DiNucci, now deputy assistant commissioner, will assume Gina's role in an acting capacity. A number of other personnel changes were announced at the COAC meeting.

DHS Approves CBP 3-Year Plan for 'Agile' ACE Development
August 8, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

The Department of Homeland Security gave CBP its approval for a three-year plan to implement the Automated Commercial Environment, said CBP Acting Commissioner Tom Winkowski Aug. 7 during the CBP Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) meeting. The plan makes use of "agile development," allowing for the addition of incremental capabilities within ACE (see 12082729). Under the three-year plan, all electronic import and export manifest data will have to be transmitted in ACE by May 1, 2015. All data associated with the release of cargo will have to be transmitted in ACE by Nov. 1, 2015, and ACE will be required for all filing by Oct. 1, 2016, CBP said.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)