CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota (TRQ) and tariff preference level (TPL) commodity report as of January 26, 2009. 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. (Weekly commodity report available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
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1. Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Report as of January 26, 2009
2. 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 TRQs and TPLs that are approaching the restraint limit or have filled the in-quota (low duty) rate. The list, which was posted January 26, 2009, is divided into two sections - quotas that are at least 85% filled and quotas that are closed. (List, posted 01/26/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/trq_thresh_fill.ctt/trq_thresh_fill.pdf)
3. January 22 Opening of 180-Day Special Import Quota for Upland Cotton
CBP has posted a memorandum announcing a special import quota of 17,335,657 kg for upland cotton that is provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 6 and is entered under HTS 9903.52.43. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the TRQs in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.)
The quota period is January 22 - July 20, 2009; to be counted under this quota, the cotton must be imported during this period and purchased not later than April 21, 2009. The opening date was scheduled for January 22, 2009. (QBT-09-508, dated 01/23/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2009/qbt_09_508.ctt/qbt_09_508.pdf)
4. January 29 Opening of 180-Day Special Import Quota for Upland Cotton
CBP has posted a memorandum announcing a special import quota of 17,335,657 kg for upland cotton that is provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 6 and is entered under HTS 9903.52.44. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the TRQs in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.)
The quota period is January 29 - July 27, 2009; to be counted under this quota, the cotton must be imported during this period and purchased not later than April 28, 2009. The opening date is scheduled for January 29, 2009. (QBT-09-509, dated 01/23/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2009/qbt_09_509.ctt/qbt_09_509.pdf)
5. CBP Encourages Rail & Sea Carriers to Get ACE Portal Accounts
CBP has issued a CSMS message encouraging sea and rail carriers to establish free ACE Secure Data Portal Accounts. According to CBP, telephone training will be made available starting in February 2009 for any carrier that has already established an ACE account. Training will include learning how to navigate accounts to see active continuous bonds, create reports, access reference data, maintain conveyances and protect continuous bonds from being used by unauthorized parties. (CSMS 09-000057, dated 01/27/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17443&page=&srch_argv=09-000057&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
6. Space Available for February 4th ACE Information Seminar in Ohio
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that there is still space available for the February 4, 2009 ACE Information Seminar that will be held in West Chester, Ohio. (CSMS 09-000058, dated 01/27/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17444&page=&srch_argv=09-000058&srchtype=&btype=&sortby=&sby)