CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.

1. CBP Posts Summary of AESTIR Changes for December 18, 2006

Appendix C - ISO Country Codes

The list of ISO country codes has been updated as follows:

Added codes. The following codes are being added effective January 1, 2007:

RS Serbia

ME Montenegro

Deleted codes. The following code is being deleted effective January 1, 2007:

CS Serbia and Montenegro

(See ITT's Online Archives or 12/20/06 news, 06122015, for BP sumamry of CBP message on new ISO codes for Serbia and Montenegro.)

Appendix D - Export Port Codes.

The list of export port codes that can be reported in AES has been updated for the following name change:

Changed codes. The following code has been changed:

1. 1 Sacramento International User Fee Airport - Changed name from Sacramento International Airport

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

2. 2007 TRQ on Swiss and Emmentaler Cheese (with Eye Formation) Opens January 2, 2007¹

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that the 2007 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on Swiss and Emmentaler cheese with eye formation, provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 25, will open on Tuesday, January 2, 2007¹. The below-listed countries or areas have the following low-duty access amounts:

CBP notes that products described in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 25 are subject to agriculture licensing. (See CBP notice for applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on (i) when no license is used or presented, and (ii) high-duty reporting instructions for Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, and Singapore.) (QBT-06-623, dated 12/22/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_623.ctt/06_623.doc)

3. 2007 TRQ on Swiss or Emmentaler Cheese (Without Eye Formation, Etc.) Opens January 2, 2007¹

CBP has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that the 2007 TRQ on Swiss or Emmentaler cheese other than with eye formation, etc. provided for in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 22, will open on Tuesday, January 2, 2007¹. The below-listed countries or areas have the following low-duty access amounts:

CBP notes that products described in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 22 are subject to agriculture licensing. (See CBP notice for applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on (i) when no license is used or presented, and (ii) high-duty reporting instructions for Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, and Singapore.) (QBT-06-621, dated 12/22/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_621.ctt/06_621.doc)

4. 2007 TRQ on Cheese and Substitutes for Cheese Opens January 2, 2007¹

CBP has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that the 2007 TRQ on cheese and substitutes for cheese provided for in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 23, will open on Tuesday, January 2, 2007¹. The below-listed countries have the following low-duty access amounts:

CBP notes that products described in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 23 are subject to agriculture licensing. (See CBP notice for applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on (i) when no license is used or presented, and (ii) high-duty reporting instructions for Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, and Singapore.) (QBT-06-622, dated 12/22/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_622.ctt/06_622.doc)

5. 2007 TRQ on American-Type Cheese (Including Colby) Opens Jan. 2, 2007¹

CBP has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that the 2007 TRQ on American-type cheese, including Colby, provided for in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 19, will open on Tuesday, January 2, 2007¹. The below-listed countries or areas have the following low-duty access amounts:

CBP notes that products described in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 19 are subject to agriculture licensing. (See CBP notice for applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on (i) when no license is used or presented, (ii) low-duty exclusion for Mexico, and (iii) high-duty reporting instructions for Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, and Singapore.) (QBT-06-618, dated 12/21/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_618.ctt/06_618.doc)

6. 2007 TRQ on Italian-Type Cheeses Opens January 2, 2007¹

CBP has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that the 2007 TRQ on Italian-type cheeses provided for in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 21, will open on Tuesday, January 2, 2007¹. The below-listed countries or areas have the following low-duty access amounts:

CBP notes that products described in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 21 are subject to agriculture licensing. (See CBP notice for applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on (i) when no license is used or presented, and (ii) high-duty reporting instructions for Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, and Singapore.) (QBT-06-620, dated 12/21/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_620.ctt/06_620.doc)

7. 2007 TRQ on Edam and Gouda Cheeses Opens January 2, 2007¹

CBP has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that the 2007 TRQ on Edam and Gouda cheeses provided for in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 20, will open on Tuesday, January 2, 2007¹. The below-listed countries have the following low-duty access amounts:

CBP notes that products described in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 20 are subject to agriculture licensing. (See CBP notice for applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on (i) when no license is used or presented, and (ii) high-duty reporting instructions for Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, and Singapore.) (QBT-06-619, dated 12/21/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_619.ctt/06_619.doc)

8. Various Postings to CBP's Web Site

CBP has recently posted the following to its Web site:

Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) Technical Changes spreadsheet. CBP has posted to its Web site a spreadsheet used to track the creation of new ABI transactions and the potential changes to existing transactions. CBP states that the spreadsheet is intended to provide planning support to members of the trade community as they prepare to enhance and modify their systems. The spreadsheet contains information about the affected ABI application, the record level, the record identifier, a brief description and a notation regarding whether the change would be required during the initial deployment of ACE. (Spreadsheet, dated December 2006, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_esar/esar_technical.ctt/esar_technical.xls.)

Problem Trouble Report for Electronic Truck Manifest. CBP has posted to its Web site a Problem Trouble Report (PTR) for Electronic Truck Manifest for the January 1, 2006 - November 30, 2006 period. (PTR available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/carrier_info/ptr_elec_truck_manifest.ctt/ptr_elec_truck_manifest.xls.)

High-tech mail examinations at JFK Airport. CBP has posted to its Web site a press release announcing that the CBP International Mail Branch operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to process inbound mail presented for examination by the U.S. Postal Service. The press release notes that the latest addition to the Branch's examination capabilities is a Radiation Portal Monitor where all mail entering the facility is screened for gamma and neutron radiation. (CBP press release, dated 12/21/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/full_text_articles/tours_cbp_facilities/high_tech_mail.xml,)

¹ These TRQs actually opened on January 3, 2007 due to the closure of Federal offices on January 2, 2007.