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CBP Reminds Trade of Self-Certification Requirements for Diamond Imports
February 29, 2024 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

CBP reminded members of the trade community that starting March 1 the agency will require self-certification statements to be uploaded to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for non-industrial diamonds with a weight of 1.0 carat or greater, diamond jewelry and unsorted diamonds, in a CSMS message on Feb. 29. The Office of Foreign Assets Control banned Russian diamonds of those types in February to comply with an executive order signed in December that prohibits the importation of diamonds, fish and seafood if they were produced "wholly or in part" in Russia, CBP said (see 2402080081 and 2312260061).

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
CBP AD and CV Messages as of Feb. 27
February 28, 2024 |Customs

A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Feb. 27, 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 CBP's ADCVD Search page.

CBP Posts More COAC Documents
February 28, 2024 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

CBP posted the following documents ahead of the March 6 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting, which begins at 1 p.m. EST:

CBP Needs More Transparency on Importers' Ability to Change Centers of Excellence, COAC Says
February 28, 2024 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

CBP needs to develop more transparency about an importer's ability to change their assigned Centers of Excellence and Expertise for both importers and their customs brokers, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) working group said in recommendations published Feb. 26 ahead of its March 6 meeting, where the recommendations will be voted on for approval (see 2402150016).

CBP AD and CV Messages as of Feb. 26
February 27, 2024 |Customs

A listing of recent Commerce Department antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted on CBP's website Feb. 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 CBP's ADCVD Search page.

CBP Removes Recent EAPA Notice From Website
February 27, 2024 |Customs

CBP removed a recently issued Enforce and Protect Act notice from its website because it included business confidential information that was inadvertently released, a CBP spokesperson said. The notice announced the initiation of an EAPA proceeding and the imposition of interim measures on Beanomy, IYEE Nature, Kelanch, Wakodo Household Supply, Xinshidian Trading, Zevoky, Kakaivy, Weekaly, Heniddy, Ryan James Engineering, Sunwind Trading and Anlowo after CBP found a “reasonable suspicion” that the companies are evading antidumping and countervailing duties on mattresses from China (see 2402260044).

October Customs Broker Exam Had 34% Pass Rate
February 27, 2024 by Noah Garfinkel|Customs

The October 2023 customs broker licensing exam had a 34% pass rate, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee said in an issue paper released Feb. 26. It said 1,141 people took the test Oct. 25, with 932 of those taking the exam in-person at testing centers and 209 taking the exam remotely. CBP changed from five answer choices to four answer choices per question for the October 2023 exam, "to better align the CBLE with exam industry best practices," it said. The next exam was recently moved from April 24 to May 1 (see 2312120046). The issue paper was posted ahead of the COAC meeting on March 6 (see 2402260061).