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CBP Clarifies Incorrect SLA Export Charges on ITA Web Page
June 28, 2011 by Karen Marzullo|Customs and Ports

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a memorandum to clarify confusion surrounding the U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Act of 2008 (SLA) export charge rates reflected on the International Trade Administration Web page. CBP states that recently, some of the posted export charge rates were inaccurate and did not reflect the additional collections as a result of arbitration between the U.S. and Canada. Specifically, the export charge rate for imports from the Canadian Provinces of Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan was listed as 5% instead of the correct rate of 15%. The information on the ITA web page has now been updated to reflect appropriate export charges. See future issue of ITT for details.

LA and LB Port MTOs Delay Raising Traffic Mitigation Fee to Aug. 1
June 28, 2011 by Marie Rapport|Customs and Ports

PierPass Inc. has issued an update stating that marine terminal operators at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will delay until August 1, 2011 their planned increase to the current Traffic Mitigation Fee (TMF) under the West Coast MTO Agreement (WCMTOA) to $60 per TEU. The higher fee is intended to sustain the continued operation of PierPass OffPeak gates. (The prior effective date for the TMF adjustment was July 4, 2011. See ITT's Online Archives or 06/08/11 news, 11060812, for BP summary.)

Revised ICP on Fasteners of Heading 7318 Available
June 27, 2011 by Karen Marzullo|Customs and Ports

CBP has posted a revised (May 2011) version of its informed compliance publication entitled "What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Fasteners of Heading 7318." See future issue of ITT for details on changes made with this revision.

CBP Reviewed Ball and Roller Bearings ICP, No Changes Made
June 27, 2011 by Karen Marzullo|Customs and Ports

CBP has issued an April 2011 version of its informed compliance publication entitled “What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: The Classification of Ball Bearings, Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof." According to CBP, the ICP was reviewed in April with no changes.