CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota (TRQ) and tariff preference level (TPL) commodity report as of March 16, 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, OFTA, 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, OFTA, 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 March 16, 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) rate. The list is divided into two sections - quotas that are at least 85% filled and quotas that are closed. (List, updated 03/16/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/trq_thresh_fill.ctt/trq_thresh_fill.pdf)
3. Applying for Reconciliation Prototype
CBP has posted instructions for applying to participate in the reconciliation prototype. (Instructions, dated 03/16/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/cargo_summary/reconciliation/participate.xml)
4. Updated Public ACS FIRMS Report
CBP has posted an updated version of its Public ACS FIRMS report - a Facilities Information and Resources Management Systems report that is organized by port code and alphabetical by company name. (Report, posted 03/16/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/cargo_security/carriers/firms_30.ctt/firms_30.txt)
5. Updated ACE At-a-Glance Fact Sheet
CBP has posted an updated version of its ACE At-a-Glance fact sheet, which provides information on integrated on-line access, account management, ACE periodic payments, future ACE capabilities, etc. (Fact sheet, dated 03/16/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/trade/ace_factsheets/ace_glance_sheet.xml)
6. CBP News Releases
CBP has issued the following news releases:
Reminder for U.S. and Canadian Travelers: Get Your Documents Now
CBP Officers Keep an Eye Out for Counterfeit Sunglasses at Newark Seaport
(News releases, dated 03/16/09, hyperlinked)
7. 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.)