CBP has issued a CSMS stating that it has completed the programming change necessary to reflect the extension of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act that was signed into law in May 2010.
An overview of a recent antidumping and countervailing duty message posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number, period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
CBP has issued the following news releases:
Cindy Moran-Sanchez, a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at the Miami International Airport, was sentenced to prison on charges of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine and heroin into the U.S. from the Dominican Republic following an investigation conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security.
CBP has issued a memorandum announcing the opening of the three month duty-free tariff preference level for certain apparel from Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) beneficiary countries (currently Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru), as specified in HTS 9821.11.25.
CBP has issued a memorandum announcing the opening of the fiscal year 2011 duty-free tariff preference level and lesser-developed beneficiary countries (LDBC) sublimit for certain apparel from African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) beneficiary countries, as specified in HTS 9819.11.09 and 9819.11.12.
CBP has issued a news release announcing that the Agriculture Quarantine Inspection Partnership Council recently held its ninth meeting in Philadelphia.
On September 14, 2010, the New York and New Jersey Port Authority Board of Commissioners provided up to $1 billion in its capital planning process to help finance a solution to the Bayonne Bridge height issue. A comprehensive planning analysis is under way to determine a cost-effective solution to the bridge clearance issue, which will pose a navigational problem for larger ships after the Panama Canal expands in 2014.
The President of the New York Shipping Association announced on September 28, 2010 that there is currently a work stoppage taking place in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Longshore workers are refusing to cross picket lines established by longshore workers from Philadelphia and perhaps other outside locations who are reportedly protesting certain actions taken by an employer in Philadelphia.
On September 24, 2010, the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority issued a press release release announcing that it will consider nearly $5.4 million in construction and other improvements related to Bayport Container Terminal and Barbours Cut Boulevard during its regular public meeting on September 28, 2010.