On July 23, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin sent a letter to 16 trade and industry groups1 responding to a list of proposals that were presented to him to improve Customs regulations and operations.
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing the discontinuation of the Drawback Diskette Filing Program because it is no longer able to support security measures to protect CBP automated systems. (The drawback diskette program was implemented in October of 1994 and the drawback program was fully automated in 1995.)
CBP has issued a notice providing information regarding its four drawback center locations (Chicago, Houston, New York/Newark, and San Francisco). CBP's notice lists each center and provides contact information for each one.
In Delphi Petroleum, Inc., v. U.S., the Court of International Trade ruled that Customs had not acted in bad faith by failing to extend the statutory time limit for filing Delphi’s drawback claims under 19 USC 1313(r)(1) and denied Delphi’s motion for attorneys’ fees¹ pursuant to the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 USC 2412.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice announcing that the next customs broker license exam will be held on Monday, October 4, 2010.
The COAC Trade Facilitation Subcommittee met with U.S Customs and Border Protection officials on June 15, 2010 to discuss one of CBP’s top Account Based Processing projects -- Centers of Expertise.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a detailed press release on the agency’s fourth national Trade Conference for CBP policymakers and field managers that was held in Arlington, VA on June 22-25, 2010. The conference drew nearly 200 participants from throughout the country to exchange ideas and discuss CBP’s new and changing policies.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Trade Account Owner May 2010 update. Highlights of the May 2010 update include:
CBP has issued a CSMS message reminding the trade that the closing of the CBP Drawback Center located at the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach becomes effective June 4, 2010. Any drawback claim filed on or after June 4, 2010 must be filed at one of the remaining four CBP Drawback Centers. (See ITT’s Online Archives or 05/05/10 news, 10050519, for BP summary announcing the closure.) (CSMS #10-000134)
On May 20, 2010, the House Ways and Means Committee’s Trade Subcommittee held a hearing on Customs Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement. The Customs Commissioner and other government witnesses presented testimony and answered questions. Highlights of what was covered include: