According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources, two truck Automated Commercial Environment updates that were scheduled to be implemented on Saturday, January 26, 2008 are now rescheduled for Saturday, February 2, 2008.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice entitled Notice of Examination: April 2008 Customs Broker Examination, which announces that the next customs broker license exam will be held on Monday, April 7, 2008.
The following Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Court of International Trade cases on international trade issues were decided during January 22 - 24, 2008:
On January 26, 2008, U.S. Customs and Border Protection was scheduled to implement an Automated Commercial Environment update to enable electronic in-bond requests filed via the Automated Broker Interface message QP1 to update a shipment that is reported in a truck ACE e-manifest with a shipment release type of Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS2).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2007 which contains certain performance data concerning CBP's progress in achieving, among other things, the six strategic goals that are set forth in CBP's Strategic Plan for FYs 2005-2010.
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period.
The International Trade Administration frequently issues notices on antidumping and countervailing duty orders which Broker Power considers to be "minor" in importance as they concern actions that occur after an order is issued and neither announce nor cause any changes to an order's duty rates, scope, affected firms, or effective period.
In Arthur C. Schick, III and Schick International Forwarding, Inc., v. U.S., the Court of International Trade ruled it had no authority to grant relief to Arthur Schick under 19 USC 1641(g) (Triennial reports by customs brokers) on the claim that his Customs broker's license was revoked without the observance of the proper procedures. On the remaining claims filed on behalf of the Plaintiff, the CIT cited the court's lack of jurisdiction on the subject matter.
The Journal of Commerce reports that the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have decided to postpone consideration of the employee-driver mandate in their Clean Air Action Plan due to questions raised by the Federal Maritime Commission and the Maritime Administration. (JoC, dated 01/07/08, www.joc.com)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection previously issued a general notice announcing that the 2008 annual user fee of $138 assessed for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by February 15, 2008.