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CBP Furlough Notices Would Come in March Following Sequestration, Says NTEU
February 21, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP will begin sending out agency-wide furlough notices of up to two weeks in mid-March if the planned spending cuts of sequestration take effect March 1, said the National Treasury Employees Union. CBP told NTEU it will need to "make $754 million in cuts from March 1 through the Sept. 30 end of the current fiscal year," said NTEU in a press release.

CBP AD and CV Messages as of Feb. 19
February 20, 2013 by Brian Feito|Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Feb. 19, 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 Issues CF 1400, CF 1401 Reports for Feb. 19
February 20, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP posted a Feb. 19 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's Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Graph Report as of Feb. 19
February 20, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of Feb. 19. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, and tobacco; and certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, OFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, OFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying textile articles and/or other articles; the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc.

CBP AD and CV Messages as of Feb. 15
February 19, 2013 by Brian Feito|Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Feb. 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 Releases FY 2012 Stats for Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
February 19, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP processed about 4.9 million travelers and 115,851 containers through Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands ports of entry during FY 2012, said CBP in a press release. CBP in the San Juan field office processed nearly 120,813 imported product entries representing nearly $36 billion in regional trade volume. This volume represented the collection of $118 million in revenue, said CBP. There were also 136 seizures related to Intellectual Property Rights violations, with a domestic value of about $2 million in FY 2012, the agency said. CBP officers also seized 18,083 pounds of narcotics and $4,496,077 in unreported currency. CBP agriculture specialists seized more than 17,491 prohibited plant materials, meat, and animal byproducts and intercepted nearly 4,512 pests. About 12 insects intercepted at ports this year have been determined to be first time in port/nationwide and/or new pests.

CBP AD and CV Messages as of Feb. 14
February 15, 2013 by Brian Feito|Customs

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the International Trade Administration posted to CBP's website Feb. 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 Posts Feb. 6 Changes to the ACE ABI CATAIR
February 15, 2013 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP posted a record of Feb. 6 changes to the ACE ABI CATAIR (Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements). The changes were to Appendix G (ACE ABI Condition Codes and Narrative Text), the ACE ABI CATAIR Error Dictionary, and the Entry Summary Create/Update chapter. The change log is (here). The full CATAIR is (here). The Appendix G is (here). The ACE ABI CATAIR Error Dictionary is (here). The Entry Summary Create/Update Chapter is (here).