U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of December 27, 2011.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted documents providing information to the trade on how to decide which DHS/CBP trade Partner Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection type is best for their companies. CBP lists three scenarios that should be considered and provides a chart of connectivity recommendations for companies of different sizes and different cost comparisons.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the Boston Area Port has issued a Public Information Notice (FY12-02) announcing that the offices for the Providence Service Port have relocated from their former address in Providence, RI to a new address in Warwick, RI. CBP has also released an updated telephone directory for the Trade Operations Division of the Boston Area Port. Public Information Notice containing the updated contact information is available via email by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an overview of its Textiles Priority Trade Issue (PTI). With textile imports representing nearly half of all duties collected, CBP states that textiles and apparel are at high risk of non-compliance. CBP provides information on the ways it enforces compliance to free trade agreements and other trade preference programs for textile imports and highlights actions it took in fiscal year 2011.

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Web site as of January 3, 2012, 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.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted the weekly foreign currency exchange rate multipliers for the week ending December 30, 2011.

In the December 28, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 1), CBP published two notices that propose to revoke or modify six rulings and similar treatment regarding CBP's previous classification of the "Trendy Tee" craft kit and certain air fresheners as HTS Chapter 95 "toys". CBP proposes that these articles no longer be classified as toys because their primary purpose is not for amusement.

In the December 28, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 1), CBP published a notice that proposes to revoke a ruling and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of a men's bonded vest.

A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Web site as of December 30, 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.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS Message (#11-000321) providing a Spanish version of its December 2011 Trade Account Owner (TAO) Update. The English version of the TAO Update is available here. See ITT's Online Archives 11122915 for summary.