CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings

1. Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Report as of November 24, 2008

2. ACE Trade Account Owner November 2008 Update

CBP has issued, as an attachment to a CSMS message, the November 2008 ACE Trade Account Owner update which notes that truck carriers must enter their company's insurance information into their profile and their conveyance insurance information into each manifest every time they haul hazmat cargo. CBP notes that this is an intentional design in ACE due to the recognized fact that a company's insurance information is not always the same as the conveyance insurance information. The update also covers topics including: the new ABI application identifiers for air in-bond, CBP revising the draft Importer Security Filing transaction sets, the expansion of the Importer Self-Assessment program, etc. (TAO update available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/docs/17351_343604592/Final_November_2008_TAO_v5.pdf)

3. Requests for Re-Sending of FAST Status Notifications to be Done Weekly

CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that commencing on December 1, 2008, requests for the re-sending of FAST status notifications will be accomplished once a week, not immediately upon receipt of the request. CBP states that this change is required to efficiently manage the FAST application. (CSMS 08-000327, dated 11/24/08, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17353&page=&srch_argv=08-000327&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)

4. Various Documents Regarding CBP's Private Aircraft Final Rule

CBP posted the following documents regarding CBP's recently published final rule requiring private aircraft pilots or their designees arriving in the U.S. from a foreign port or location destined for a U.S. port or location, or departing the U.S. to a foreign port or location, to transmit electronically to CBP passenger manifest information for each individual traveling onboard the aircraft:

Private Aircraft Advance Information Requirements Press Release

Private Aircraft Advance Information Requirements Fact Sheet

Private Aircraft Advance Information Requirements FAQs

(See ITT's Online Archives or 11/21/08 news, 08112199 5, for BP summary of the final rule.)

5. Other CBP Postings and Messages

Enhanced X-ray technology to be deployed at El Paso. CBP has issued a news release announcing that it will deploy enhanced X-ray inspections systems at the two El Paso entry commercial facilities. The Portal VACIS (Vehicle and Cargo Inspection Systems) is designed to scan cargo and containers for explosives, weapons and drugs while at the same time help expedite the inspection process. (News release, dated 11/20/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/11202008_4.xml)

Counterfeit computer parts seized. CBP reports it targeted and seized more than 420,000 imports of counterfeit integrated circuits and computer network components bearing 50 different counterfeit trademarks in a CBP enforcement operation in May and June 2008. The seizures, conducted by CBP at 11 ports of entry, have a total domestic value of $1.3 million and an estimated retail value of $3.5 million. (News release, dated 11/20/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/11202008_7.xml)

CBP arrests SENTRI participant for drug smuggling. CBP has issued a news release announcing that officers working at the San Ysidro port of entry arrested a 24-year-old U.S. citizen male registered to participate in the SENTRI program after they discovered 3.5 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle he was driving. (News release, dated 11/18/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/11182008_5.xml)

CBP opens additional lane at Paso Del Norte crossing. CBP has issued a news release announcing that officials in El Paso are alerting members of the traveling public that five lanes at the downtown Paso Del Norte international crossing at the El Paso port of entry are now open to northbound traffic. Lane number five was opened on November 19, 2008. (News release, dated 11/19/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/11192008_2.xml)

15,000 airline personnel trained through CLP. CBP has issued a news release announcing that 15,000 airline personnel have now been trained through its Carrier Liaison Program, with 5,665 carrier personnel trained in fiscal year 2008 alone. (News release, dated 11/24/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/11242008_5.xml)

Border Patrol's Weekly Blotter. CBP posted the U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter for November 13 - 19, 2008. The Blotter provides information on Border Patrol activities during the specified week. (Blotter, dated 11/20/08, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/border_patrol/weekly_blotter/1113_1119.xml)

6. Miscellaneous CBP Messages on AD and CV Duty Actions

The antidumping and countervailing messages CBP 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.)