In 2005, the Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled in U.S. v. Pan Pacific Textile Group et al. (Pan Pacific), that the principal is responsible for unpaid duties under 19 CFR 1592(d) stemming from fraudulent customs violations by his agent, who was the "importer of record" for certain tracksuits imported from China.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that its Office of Field Operations in Los Angeles will be sponsoring a seminar on steel identification, classification and trade law in Long Beach, California on March 29 - 30, 2006.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to the Pilot Bond Centralization Program section of its Web site a February 13, 2006 version of its guidance document entitled "Latest News and Developments." According to CBP, this document provides information on the Pilot Bond Centralization Program and current issues, policies, and procedures for processing bond applications. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/08/05 news, 05120805, for BP's summary of CBP's November 29, 2005 version of its "Latest News and Developments" guidance document.)
In November 2005, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a general notice advising Customs brokers that the Triennial Status Report Fee of $100 that is assessed for each license held by a broker whether it may be an individual, partnership, association, or corporation, is due during the month of February 2006 (i.e. by February 28, 2006) along with the corresponding status report.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) 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 ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor."
American Shipper reports that since February 2005, representatives from six ocean carriers and a committee of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) have been meeting and while these meetings have not yet resulted in tangible progress, the article states that the fact that the two sides are talking constructively is a major step in resolving their differences. (American Shipper, dated 12/05, www.americanshipper.com.)
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) 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 ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) may soon implement "Phase 4", CBP's next step in enforcing mandatory advance electronic information requirements for truck carriers, as required by the Trade Act of 2002.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) frequently issues notices on antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) 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 ITA also issues other notices which Broker Power considers to be "minor."
CBP has posted to its Web site a revised version of a document entitled: Operating Procedures for Trade Community Regarding Implementation of the Wood Packaging Materials (WPM) Regulation." (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/15/05 news 05091505 for BP summary of initial version.)