CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of August 1, 2005. This report includes tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain JFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, UAFTA and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA (CFTA) tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report, dated 08/01/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
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1. Weekly Quota Commodity Report as of August 1, 2005
2. Recent CBP Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted the following to its Web site, etc.:
HTS numbers that cannot be reported in AES. CBP has posted a summary of AESTIR changes dated July 28, 2005. According to this summary, AESTIR Appendix V, which lists the HTS numbers that cannot be reported in AES, is updated for July 2005 as follows:
Added: 2401.30.2750
Deleted: 0207.14.0020; 0207.27.0020; 2401.30.2725; 8411.99.1080; and 9027.80.4530.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 07/13/05 news, 05071315, for earlier BP summary.) (Revised AESTIR summary of changes, dated 07/28/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/export/aes/tech_docs/aestir/june04_intro/june04_summary_of_chngs.ctt/june04_summary_of_chngs.doc)
ACE resource contact guide. CBP has issued an administrative message announcing the online availability of its ACE Resource Contact Guide. See ITT's Online Archives or 07/28/05, 05072835 for earlier BP notice of its availability.Adm: 05-0876, dated 08/0105,available at http://www.brokerpower.net/admin_messages.
July 28, 2005 ACS downtime. According to a CBP administrative message, the ACS system was brought down for one hour, from 5 am to 6 am Eastern Daylight Savings Time to accommodate internal maintenance. Adm: 05-0852, dated 07/27/05, available at http://www.brokerpower.net/admin_messages.
3. VOCCs that Have Become Sea AMS Operational
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the following vessel operating common carriers (VOCCs) have become Sea AMS operational:
| VOCC/SCAC | Adm |
|---|---|
| J. Poulsen Shipping A/S (PLSJ) | 05-0818 |
| Versam LTD (VRSA) | 05-0799 |
| Westport Navigation, Inc. (WPNV) | 05-0798 |
| Breeze Gas Shipping S A (BRZG) | 05-0794 |
| Lonford Inc. (LFNC) | 05-0859 |
| Reed Trading LTD (RTND) | 05-0860 |
These messages are availablefrom http://www.brokerpower.net/admin_messages.
4. Air AMS Expansions
CBP has announced the following Air Automated Manifest System (AMS) expansions:
| Participant | Carrier Code | Port | Effective Date | Adm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Air | FKS/F2 | ORD-3901 | 08/06/05 | 05-0877 |
| Focus Air | FKS/F2 | LCK-4103 | 08/06/05 | 05-0877 |
| Focus Air | FKS/F2 | ANC-3126 | 08/06/05 | 05-0877 |
| Volga-Dnepr Airlines | VDA | SAV-1703 | 07/14/05 | 05-0812 |
| Volga-Dnepr Airlines | VDA | OKC-5504 | 07/14/05 | 05-0812 |
| Volga-Dnepr Airlines | VDA | SDF-4115 | 07/19/05 | 05-0812 |
| Volga-Dnepr Airlines | VDA | DAY-4104 | 07/19/05 | 05-0812 |
| Volga-Dnepr Airlines | VDA | LAS-2722 | 07/25/05 | 05-0839 |
These messages are availablefrom http://www.brokerpower.net/admin_messages/.