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Congress should take up legislation now to simplify the drawback process or the “window for programming drawback simplification into the Automated Commercial Environment” will close, said trade groups in a letter to lawmakers. The letter was signed by American Association of Exporters and Importers and the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, said the NCBFAA, which described the letter in a notice to members. Industry will have to file through ACE by 2016, the final stage of ACE implementation.
A Department of Homeland Security funding lapse will not stop "front line cargo operations" and import and entry specialists will continue to review entries during that time, said CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske. Kerlikowske discussed the looming shutdown, a result of a fight over DHS funding in congress, with members of the trade industry and reporters in a Feb. 26 call. Despite going without a paycheck during the shutdown, CBP personnel will also be available to answer questions for importers and brokers, he said. DHS funding will stop Feb. 28 unless congress allocates more funding before then.
High-end clothing for celebrities to wear at big events, such as the The Oscars, are not eligible for unused merchandise drawback and also can't be imported as samples, CBP said in a Dec. 16 ruling (here). The ruling, HQ H251771, responded to a ruling request from Christian Dior Couture, represented by Sharretts Paley. The fashion company said it imports haute couture garments for use by celebrities at high-profile events and asked for CBP input on how the agency considers such imports.
Despite renewed vigor to tackle Trade Promotion Authority in the 114th Congress, Senate lawmakers continue to negotiate whether to add a number of expired or expiring trade bills to an initial TPA package, senators and lobbyists said over recent days. Senate Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, may still opt to introduce a standalone TPA bill, said those interviewed. Either way, many lawmakers, but primarily Democrats, are poised to muscle a number of amendments onto the bill at some point in the legislative process.
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All drawback entries filed before Dec. 3, 2004 deemed liquidated one year later and can no longer be reviewed by CBP, said the Court of International Trade on Dec. 13 as it ruled in favor of Ford Motor Company in a long-running dispute over a series of decade-old drawback claims (here). A law passed by Congress in 2004 providing for deemed liquidation of drawback entries also had the effect of cleaning out the backlog of claims existing at the time, regardless of whether the underlying import entries had liquidated, said the court.
The customs broker’s license examination scheduled for April 2015 will be on Monday, April 13, said CBP in a notice (here). While CBP didn't provide any additional information, the exam typically consists of 80 multiple-choice questions. Exam topics usually include: Entry, Classification, Country of Origin, Trade Agreements, Antidumping/Countervailing Duty, Value, Broker Responsibilities, FP&F, Protests, Marking, Prohibited and Restricted Merchandise, Drawback, Intellectual Property Rights, and other subjects pertinent to a broker's duties. The agency said it will post more information soon.
CBP is extending the comment period until Dec. 24 for an existing information collection related to drawback process regulations. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours, it said in a notice (here).
CBP is requesting comments by Nov. 21 for an existing information collection related to drawback process regulations. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours.