CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its Web site stating that the first tranche (opening) of the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for specialty sugar closed at opening moment on October 26, 2005. The pro-rata percentage is .1722 or 17.22%. For those receiving allocations, CBP states that the importer can determine how their allocation is distributed among eligible entries (see notice for details). Note that the other three tranches (TRQ allotments) for specialty sugar will open on November 9, March 15 and June 7, respectively. (See ITT's Online Archives or 10/20/05 news, 05102015 for BP summary of CBP notice on all four tranches.) (QBT-05-539, dated 10/31/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_539.ctt/05_539.doc )
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1. 1st Specialty Sugar TRQ Closed at Opening Moment
2. Weekly Quota Commodity Report as of October 31, 2005
CBP has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of October 31, 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 10/31/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
3. Other CBP Web Postings
CBP has also posted documents on the following to their web site:
- China ski/snowboard pants exemption. CBP has issued a QBT on the exemption from the safeguard quota on China cat 647/648 goods provided for certain ski/snowboard pants effective November 1, 2005. (See ITT's Online Archives or 10/31/05 news, 05103115 for BP summary of CITA notice.) (QBT-05-056, dated 10/31/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_056.ctt/05_056.doc )
- ACE and Periodic Monthly Statement PowerPoint presentations. PowerPoint presentations on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and/or Periodic Monthly Statement from October 2005 trade conferences, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/briefings_info/samenfink_aceppt.ctt/samenfink_aceppt.ppt (WESCON); http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/briefings_info/maricich_aceppt.ctt/maricich_aceppt.ppt (WESCON); http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/briefings_info/aea_wit.ctt/aea_wit.ppt ; http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/briefings_info/aea_wit.ctt/aea_wit.ppt (AeA Women in International Trade - Northern California).
- Pledge to travelers. An October 31, 2005 document listing six CBP pledges to travelers, e.g., "we pledge to explain the CBP process to you", available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/customerservice/pledge_travel.xml .