The Centers of Excellence and Expertise, rather than the ports of entry, will be home to the drawback program and specialists, CBP said Aug. 13. Effective Aug. 15, “the four drawback offices will be managed out of five Centers and each Center will manage two industries,” the agency said. The change won't result in changes “to the processing of claims, transmission of claims, and submission of ruling and privilege application requests,” it said. CBP previously said it was looking to make the change by the end of September (see 2105050011).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated July 23. The following headquarters rulings were modified recently, according to CBP:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated June 15. The following headquarters rulings were modified recently, according to CBP:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Mexico and Canada emphasized how the COVID-19 pandemic has proven the need for interlinked supply chains, but U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai emphasized supply chains' downside as she, Mexico's economy minister and Canada's trade minister sat down to the first Free Trade Commission meeting of the USMCA. Tai said, "Not only have we discovered the fragility of our supply chains, but we have just begun to appreciate the degree to which they run counter to our collective goals of ensuring that workers within North America, and outside it, are paid a fair wage, in a safe workplace."