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Sept 23 Opening of Special Import Quota for Upland Cotton
September 27, 2010 by Karen Marzullo|Customs and Ports

CBP has issued a memorandum announcing a special import quota of 14,977,489 kg for upland cotton that is provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 6 and is entered under HTS 9903.52.05. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the TRQs in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.)

FY 2011 Refined and Specialty Sugar TRQ Opens October 1
September 27, 2010 by Karen Marzullo|Customs and Ports

CBP has issued a memorandum announcing the opening of the fiscal year 2011 global tariff rate quota on refined and specialty sugar, as provided for in HTS Chapter 17, Additional U.S. Note 5. This TRQ opens on October 1, 2010. The TRQ level is 7,090,000 kg (no CQE or specialty sugar certificate required), with an additional allocation of 10,300,000 kg for Canada (CQE required), and 2,954,000 kg for Mexico (CQE required).

Topics:Customs duty
FY 2011 Mixes and Doughs TRQ Opens October 1
September 27, 2010 by Karen Marzullo|Customs and Ports

CBP has issued a memorandum announcing the opening of the fiscal year 2011 tariff rate quota on mixes and doughs, as provided for in HTS Chapter 19, Additional U.S. Note 3. This TRQ opens on October 1, 2010 and the TRQ level for all countries except Mexico is 5,398,000 kg.

Topics:Customs duty
Summary of AESTIR Changes for September 17
September 27, 2010 by Karen Marzullo|Customs and Ports

CBP has posted a summary of changes to the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) that is effective September 17, 2010. The following changes were made to Appendices D (Export Port Codes) and E (Commodity Filing Information Codes and Reporting Guidelines):

CBP Issues FR Notice of Fourth Quarter 2010 IRS Interest Rates
September 27, 2010 by Kelly Sly|Customs and Ports

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a Federal Register notice that the fourth quarter 2010 (October 1 - December 31, 2010) Internal Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties are: 3% for overpayments by corporations; 4% for non-corporations; and 4% for underpayments, which are unchanged from third quarter 2010 rates. (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/23/10 news, 10082313, for BP summary of the IRS' announcement of these rates.)

C-TPAT Reaches 10,000 Members
September 27, 2010 by Karen Marzullo|Customs and Ports

CBP has announced that the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program has surpassed 10,000 members. The C-TPAT Director noted that achieving 10,000 members indicates that the program is meeting the needs of the trade community.