CSMS #16-000112 Back

Title: Initiation of ADCVD Investigations Regarding New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires
Date: 2/11/2016 12:48:19 PM
To: Automated Broker Interface, ACE Portal Accounts, Air Manifest, Ocean Manifest, Partner Government Agencies, Rail Manifest, Truck Manifest


Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations: New Pneumatic Off-the-Road

Release Date: March 21, 2016
Agency with firm resolve to stop pests and diseases that hurt local agriculture
*** IBET-AGI EXAM most wooden packing material ***

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. – US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists discovered a new pest found for the first time in the nation.

Renewal of the Generalized System of Preference (GSP)
On June 29, 2015, President Obama signed into law a bill (H.R. 1295), that reauthorizes the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) (which expired on July 31, 2013) through Dec. 31, 2017. Under the new law, duty reductions under the GSP program will begin 30 days after the law is enacted, which is effective July 29, 2015. H.R. 1295 also extends duty reductions retroactively for any goods entered in between July 31, 2013, and the effective date. This excludes goods that entered from Russia, which formally graduated from the GSP program on Oct. 4, 2014, and any other countries that are no longer eligible for GSP benefits, such as Bangladesh.

CSMS #13-000298

Title: Initiation Date for Liquidated Damages for ISF Non-Compliance
Date: 6/7/2013 9:04:33 AM
To: Automated Broker Interface, ACE Outreach Events, ACE Portal Accounts, ACE Reports, Ocean Manifest




In order to achieve the most compliance with the least disruption to the trade and to domestic

CBP, EU Sign C-TPAT Mutual Recognition Decision

(Friday, May 04, 2012)
Washington — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the European Union (EU) signed today a Mutual Recognition Decision between CBP’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and the EU’s Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program.

ITACS Last Updated: 03/16/2012
Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System (ITACS)


FDA is announcing the availability of the Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System (ITACS) for use by the import trade community. This system is being implemented in order to improve communication between FDA and the import trade community.

CSMS #12-000088

Title: Generalized System of Preference (GSP) Retroactive Update
Date: 3/16/2012 2:10:03 PM
To: Automated Broker Interface, ACE Portal Accounts
Related: 11-000310




The purpose of this memo is to notify the Trade of the Generalized System of Preference (GSP)

Exporting a Motor Vehicle
Exporting Used, Self-Propelled Vehicles
Interpretation and Application of 19 CFR Part 192
Section 192.1 Definitions
The following are general definitions for the purposes of CFR 192.2:
Certified. "Certified" when used with reference to copy means a document issued by an authorized government authority that includes on it a signed statement by the authority that the copy is an authentic copy of the original.

Title: KOREAN FREE TRADE ACT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Date: 2/28/2012 9:24:54 AM
To: Automated Broker Interface


THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT TO ADVISE THE TRADE ON THE SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NEEDED TO FILE A
KOREA FREE TRADE ACT CLAIM IN ACS (EI).

TO CLAIM KOREA FREE TRADE BENEFITS, THE FOLLOWING ABI SYSTEM REQUIRMENTS MUST BE MET:

Changes to the In-bond Process

USCBP-2012-0002
RIN 1515-AD81

19 CFR Parts 4, 10, 18, 19, 113, 122, 123, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, 151, and 18

Notice of Examination for April 2012
This notice announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will conduct the Customs Broker License Examination on Monday, April 2, 2012. To better accommodate applicants desiring to take the April 2012 broker examination, CBP has automated the CBP Form 3124E, “Application for Customs Broker License Exam” and the payment and collection of $200 examination fee process.

CBP Stops Thousands of Unsafe Hair Dryers

(Monday, February 13, 2012)
Washington — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized thousands of hair dryers recently that were determined to constitute a “substantial product hazard” under U.S. law, for failing to have adequate immersion protection. The potentially dangerous hair dryers were identified through a nationwide targeting operation by the CBP Import Safety Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center (CTAC).

Counterfeit Perfume Seizures Total $51 Million

(Tuesday, February 07, 2012)
Washington—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized imports of counterfeit perfume valued at nearly $51 million during fiscal year 2011.

Counterfeit perfumes are a form of theft from the brand owner, and protecting American intellectual property is a priority for CBP. In addition to the economic harm, counterfeit perfumes are also often contaminated with unknown chemicals that can cause serious injury.

On August 7, 2019, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announcing the decision to grant 10 duty exclusion requests for Section 301 Tranche 3.

Tranche 3 duty exclusions are effective for specific goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 24, 2018.