CBP has issued a CSMS message advising the trade that approximately 1300 daily and monthly final statements were not generated on the evening of June 20, 2010. CBP anticipates fixing this program by COB June 21. The missing final statements were to be processed as part of the June 21 end of day cycle and be provided to the trade on June 22.
An overview of a number of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
CBP has posted an updated list of companies/persons offering sea Automated Manifest System data processing services to the trade community.
The Port of Los Angeles reports that Mayor Villaraigosa and Council Members have proposed a “Business Tax Holiday” for new businesses opening in Los Angeles. The Business Tax Holiday would exempt any new business from gross receipts tax by the City of Los Angeles for three years when they open or locate in Los Angeles.
CBP has issued the following news releases:
CBP has issued a CSMS message regarding the International Trade Administration's recent announcement that ITA Form ITA--362P, which importers of articles for the handicapped were required to complete in order to receive duty-free treatment, has been discontinued as of May 31, 2010. With the ITA form no longer required, Electronic Invoice Program (EIP) and Remote Location Filing (RLF) participants may now file entries via EIP/RLF on imported goods that previously required the form. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/07/10 news, 10060603, for BP summary of ITA's announcement.)
An overview of a number of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
CBP has posted the U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter for June 10 - 16, 2010. The Blotter provides information on Border Patrol activities during the specified week.
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.
The Port of Long Beach reports that in another sign of improving air quality, air pollution at the port fell for the third year in a row in 2009, with declines of up to 50% for key pollutants threatening public health, according to a recently released report. Some of the pollution cuts can be attributed to a recession-related drop in cargo volume, but the Port's air pollution decline far outpaced the decline in trade.