George Bogden, the executive director of CBP's Office of Trade Relations, is no longer employed at the agency, the administration said April 24.
CBP published more details of how it will collect duties or fees on imported packages worth less than $800 with Chinese goods in the public inspection pages of the Federal Register on April 24.
CBP released a notice on the end of de minimis eligibility for products from China and Hong Kong beginning May 2, as outlined in an executive order issued earlier this month. The notice describes the new system of tariffs on carriers for postal shipments that will take effect on that date, as well as changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to implement the changes.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
More and more companies are requesting bonds that are worth millions of dollars and even "up to the billions at this point" as importers seek to ensure they have enough bonding to cover anticipated higher duties, Patrice Lafayette of Roanoke Insurance Group said during an April 23 webinar on tariffs hosted by Flexport.
CBP reminded brokers and importers that, starting May 2, goods from China that were previously eligible for the de minimis exemption must now use a Type 11 or Type 01 entry, in an April 18 cargo systems message (see 2504020072).
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The Commerce Department has published the final results of the antidumping duty administrative review on raw honey from Argentina (A-357-823). These final results will be used to set final assessments of AD on importers for subject merchandise entered Nov. 23, 2021, through May 31, 2023.
Given the prohibitively high tariff levels placed on China, and the uncertainty surrounding reciprocal tariffs on other countries, USMCA-qualifying goods from Canada and Mexico are advantageous options for importers, according to compliance experts speaking at an Automotive Industry Action Group event on April 9.
CBP has postponed indefinitely an enhancement for removing and restoring filers' ability to file Type 86 entries, according to the latest ACE Notional Development and Deployment Schedule. The date of this enhancement is now "TBD," according to the report, released on April 10 in a CSMS message.