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CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a spreadsheet that compares the Broker Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) and Carrier Customs Automated Manifest Interface Requirements (CAMIR) codes. The spreadsheet provides the following details for each CAMIR/ANSI X.12 Disposition Code: AMS Message Text; ABI Disposition Code; CATAIR Message Text; ABI Output Record; and ABI Disp. Code. (Spreadsheet, dated 05/25/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/cargo_control/codes.ctt/codes.xls.)

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1. CBP's Spreadsheet on CATAIR vs. CAMIR Codes

2. CBP Posts Summary of AESTIR Changes for May 22, 2006

CBP has posted a summary of changes to the Automated Export System (AES) Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) on its Web site, indicating that Version 1.0 was changed on May 22, 2006 as follows:

Appendix D - Export Port Codes. Air has been added as an acceptable Method of Transportation for the following export port codes:

Bellingham, WA (3005)

Kahului, HI (3203)

Charlotte Amalie, VI (5101)

The name Eagle County User Fee Airport has been changed to Eagle County Regional Airport (3385).

The following port is deactivated: Burlington Air Express, OH (4170)

CBP summary of changes 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

3. Various Recent Postings to CBP's Web Site

CBP has recently posted the following to its Web site:

CBP Air and Vessel APIS Guides. These guides discuss the CBP system identified errors and manifest sufficiency rates for the air and vessel Advance Passenger Information System (APIS). (Air and Vessel APIS guides, dated 05/17/06, Versions 1.0, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/travel/inspections_carriers_facilities/apis/air_vessel_guides/air_guide.ctt/air_guide.pdf and http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/travel/inspections_carriers_facilities/apis/air_vessel_guides/vessel_guide.ctt/vessel_guide.pdf.)

2006 pleasure boat clearance procedures. CBP is announcing that it has implemented revised clearance procedures for pleasure boats arriving in the U.S. (CBP press release, dated 05/26/06, available at www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/05262006.xml.)

U.S.-Canadian "Trusted Traveler" enrollment center opens in Seattle. CBP is announcing the opening of a joint U.S.-Canada '"Trusted Traveler" enrollment center in Seattle, WA. (CBP press release, dated 05/22/06, available at www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/05222006.xml.)

ACE is operational at the Southern Border. CBP is announcing that the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) now stretches more than 1,900 miles along the U.S.-Mexican border. During the week of May 22, 2006, CBP completed installations of ACE in California and Arizona. (CBP press release, dated 05/24/06, available at www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/05242006.xml.)

4. Miscellaneous CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions

CBP has issued messages on a number of antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duty actions, many of which (marked by an * in the action column) were previously published in the Federal Register by the International Trade Administration (ITA) and summarized in International Trade Today.

(The CBP messages marked with an * cover much of the same information as the ITA notices; however, CBP's messages often list the 10-character case number specific to each listed company(s). ITA notices only list the 7-character master case number. In addition, sometimes the master case number for CBP purposes (in parentheses, below, where applicable) differs from the ITA master case number.)

The administrative messages listed above are availablefrom http://www.brokerpower.net/admin_messages/ (and can be searched by message number, country, product, etc.).