CBP has released its Oct. 30 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 43), which includes the following ruling actions:
CBP CROSS Rulings
CBP issues binding advance rulings in connection with the importation of merchandise into the United States. They issue the rulings to give the trade community transparency of how CBP will treat a prospective import or carrier transaction. Common rulings include the tariff classification, country of origin, or free trade agreement applicability of merchandise, among other things. These rulings are available in CBP's Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) database.
Watches that have case backs set with watch glass made of nonprecious materials -- such as synthetic sapphire -- are not considered to have cases made "wholly" of precious metal and are classified differently than watches that do, the Court of International Trade ruled Nov. 1. The holding came as a watch importer’s motion for judgment in a 2018 case wound up being denied, and the government’s was granted, by CIT Judge Jane Restani.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued an Enforce and Protect Act determination, finding BMF Imports evaded antidumping duties by transshipping xanthan gum from China through India, according to a recent agency notice.
The CBP has finally let customs brokers know how many continuing education (CE) credits they must earn and when they can start earning them so that they can maintain their broker licenses.
Customs brokers must earn a prorated 20 continuing education credits starting Jan. 1, 2025, to maintain their customs licenses, the CBP said in a notice released Oct. 31. The triennial report period ending Jan. 31, 2027, is the first that customs brokers must comply with the new continuing education requirement that CBP published as a final rule in June 2023. The notice also details CBP's criteria used to select qualified accreditors, the list of CBP-selected qualified accreditors and the period of award for these accreditors.
CBP issued an Enforce and Protect Act determination, finding Mak Chemicals evaded antidumping duties by transshipping xanthan gum from China through Indonesia, according to a recent agency notice.
The Transportation Department doesn't have "vested authority" to determine whether to admit entries of goods based on whether they comport with federal safety standards, the Court of International Trade held on Oct. 30. Judge Lisa Wang said that, as a result, CBP has the relevant admissibility authority and the trade court can hear the case.
A new proposed rule from the Census Bureau could change how the agency regulates in-transit shipments that travel through the U.S. from foreign countries before being exported to another foreign destination.
The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of Oct. 21-27: