CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of March 24, 2008. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, tobacco, certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haitian HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly TRQ/TPL commodity report, dated 03/24/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
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1. Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Report as of March 24, 2008
2. ACE Application Form, Application Information Revised to Update Address
CBP has posted updated versions of the ACE application form and the ACE application information document to update the address for mailing a completed application (including those with changes to an account).
(The ACE application was updated to include other substantive changes. See ITT's Online Archives or 03/25/08 news, 08032555 2, for BP summary.)
According to the ACE application and the application instructions, completed applications that are being mailed should be sent to:
ACE Secure Data Portal - ACE Application
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- 1 Boston Blvd.
Attn: Beauregard Building, Room A 311-7
Springfield, VA 22153
(ACE application form and application instructions, posted 03/21/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_app_info/)
3. Other CBP Postings and Messages
The following have also been issued by CBP:
ABI and contact information document. CBP has posted a document entitled "Automated Broker Interface (ABI) and Contact Information," which provides an overview of ABI and lists points of contact. (Document available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/operations_support/automated_systems/acs/acs_abi_contact_info.xml)
CBP organization chart. CBP has posted a document entitled "CBP Organization Chart," which depicts the high-level organization structure of CBP. (Chart, posted 03/21/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/organization/orgcha1.ctt/orgcha1.pdf)
Various NEXUS documents. CBP has posted the following NEXUS documents: NEXUS eligibility and fees, NEXUS enrollment centers, and frequently asked questions about NEXUS. (Documents, posted 03/17/08 and 03/20/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/trusted_traveler/nexus_prog/)
4. Miscellaneous CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions
The antidumping and countervailing messages U.S. Customs Border and Protection issues on behalf of the International Trade Administration are now only available on CBP's Web site at http://addcvd.cbp.gov. AD and CV ABI administrative messages are no longer issued.
An overview of a number of recent AD/CV messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, are provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)