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Sept 7 CBP Bulletin Withdraws Revocation of 3 Rulings on Motorized Vehicles
September 8, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|Customs and Ports

In the September 7, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 37), CBP published a notice stating that it is withdrawing its revocation of three rulings concerning the tariff classification of motorized utility vehicles under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule. CBP is also withdrawing its intent to revoke any treatment previously accorded by CBP to substantially identical transactions.

Topics:Customs duty
CBP AD and CV Messages as of Sept 7
September 7, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|Customs and Ports

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site as of September 7, 2011, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. These messages are available by searching on the listed CBP message number at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.

Updated Public ACS FIRMS Report
September 7, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|Customs and Ports

CBP has posted an updated version of its Public Automated Commercial System FIRMS (Facilities Information and Resources Management Systems) report that is organized by port code and alphabetically by company name.

Updated CF 1400, CF 1401 Reports
September 7, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|Customs and Ports

CBP has posted an updated version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) - an electronic query report for CF 1400 of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP has also posted an updated CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) - an electronic query report for CF 1401 of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.

Updated TRQ/TPL Threshold to Fill List
September 7, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|Customs and Ports

CBP has posted an updated version of its TRQ/TPL "threshold to fill" list, a quick reference to monitor TRQs and TPLs that are approaching their restraint limit or have filled their in-quota (low) rate. The list is divided into two sections: those that are at least 85% filled and those that are filled.

CBP Hosted WPM Pest Detection Training at Laredo Port of Entry
September 7, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|Customs and Ports

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that it recently hosted a national training and development seminar in Laredo aimed at detecting pests found in wood packaging material (WPM). The program included both classroom presentations, tours of Laredo Port of Entry passenger and commercial processing facilities and practical exercises to detect pests found in wood packaging material at World Trade Bridge. During the practical exercises, CBP agriculture specialists from Laredo and Houston discovered pests from the Scolytidae and Cerambycidae families in wood pallets at the World Trade Bridge import lot.