CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP has posted the following draft ACE Customs Automated Manifest Interface Requirements (CAMIR)-Air chapters and appendices. CBP states that these draft documents are subject to change at any time without prior notice and do not represent the totality of revision/changes that may be implemented with Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) functionality.
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1. Draft ACE CAMIR-Air Documents
| IntroductionOverviewMessage Line IndicatorsMessage OverviewRequirementsAir AMS Message Types |
CBP notes that additional sections will continue to be added.
(Documents, hyperlinked, posted 10/07/08)
2. CBP Resolves FDA/CBP Interface Problem
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that it has resolved the interface problem that occurred between the Food and Drug Administration and CBP on October 11, 2008. Entries are processing and response data is generating via ABI. CBP previously issued a CSMS message announcing the problem. (CSMS messages, dated 10/11/08, hyperlinked, 08-000273 and 08-000272)
3. Updated TRQ/TPL "Threshold to Fill" List
CBP has posted an updated version of its TRQ/TPL "threshold to fill" list, a quick reference to monitor tariff rate quotas and tariff preference levels that are approaching the restraint limit or have filled the in-quota (low duty) rate. The list is divided into two sections - quotas that are at least 85% filled and quotas that are closed. (List, posted 10/10/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/trq_thresh_fill.ctt/trq_thresh_fill.pdf)
4. Other CBP Postings and Messages
SENTRI participant arrest for alleged narcotic smuggling. CBP reports that another "trusted traveler" was arrested at the nearby San Ysidro border station after CBP officers discovered over 137 pounds of marijuana hidden in a 2005 Ford Escape that entered the U.S. using a SENTRI lane. (News release, dated 10/07/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/10072008_3.xml)
CBP extends hours at El Paso SENTRI/trusted traveler program crossing. CBP reports that the Port of El Paso will extend the hours of service at the city's SENTRI Stanton crossing. Beginning the weekend of October 10, 2008, the Stanton Dedicated Commuter Lane will open two hours earlier than normal. The new weekend hours for the downtown DCL will now be from 8 a.m. until midnight. The Stanton DCL was opening at 10 a.m. on weekends. (News release, dated 10/08/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/10082008_2.xml)
5. 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.)