CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings

1. Upcoming ACE Portal Changes for ESAR A2.2 and WHTI

2. CBP Posts Proration/Liquidation Instructions for Tuna/Skipjack

CBP has posted a memorandum providing proration and liquidation instructions for the 2009 in-quota (low duty) tariff rate quota quantity for tuna and skipjack (tuna), in airtight containers, not in oil, weighing with their contents not over 7 kilograms each, that is not the product of any U.S. insular possession.

CBP states that this TRQ oversubscribed at opening moment on January 2, 2009 and all entry summaries and/or warehouse withdrawals presented at 12:00 p.m. EST, or its equivalent in other time zones, on January 2, 2009 will be prorated as follows: 0.9069058 or 90.69058% of the presented quantity shall be liquidated at the low duty rate (HTS 1604.14.22/6%). The remainder shall be liquidated at the over-quota (high duty) rate (HTS 1604.14.30/12.5%).

(See ITT's Online Archives or 04/06/09 news, 09040635, for BP summary of CBP announcing the 2009 low duty TRQ quantity of 18,457,467 kg for canned tuna and skipjack.) (QBT-09-520, 04/06/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2009/qbt_09_520.ctt/qbt_09_520.pdf)

2. Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Report as of April 6, 2009

CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota (TRQ) and tariff preference level (TPL) commodity report as of April 6, 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/)

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 TRQs and TPLs that are approaching the restraint limit or have filled the in-quota (low) rate. The list is divided into two sections - those that are at least 85% filled and those that are closed. (List, updated 04/07/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/trq_thresh_fill.ctt/trq_thresh_fill.pdf)

3. Updated CF 1400, CF 1401 Posted

CBP has posted an updated version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) - an electronic query report for CF 1400 of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP has also posted an updated CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) - an electronic query report for CF1401 of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances. (Reports, posted 04/06/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/cargo_security/carriers/)

4. Updated Public ACS FIRMS Report

CBP has posted an updated version of its Public Automated Commercial System FIRMS (Facilities Information and Resources Management Systems) report that is organized by port code and alphabetically by company name. (Report, dated 04/03/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/cargo_security/carriers/firms_30.ctt/firms_30.txt)

5. AD/CVD Points of Contact

CBP has posted a notice providing a list of antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) points of contact. (Notice, dated 04/06/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_programs/cargo_summary/trade_contacts/ad_cvd_contact.xml)

6. CDSOA Contact Information

CBP has posted contact information for the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA). (CI dated 04/06/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/priority_trade/add_cvd/cont_dump/contact_information.xml)

7. Updated FY 2008 CDSOA Disbursement Report

CBP posted an updated version of its FY 2008 CDSOA Annual Disbursement Report. This report contains information on the disbursements for FY 2008 and includes case number, case name, the number CBP assigned to each certification, claimant name, dollar amount certified, allocation percentage, and dollar amount paid. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/22/09 news, 09012230 2, for BP summary of the FY 2008 CDSOA Annual Report, including the Disbursement Report.)(Report, posted 04/06/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/priority_trade/add_cvd/cont_dump/cdsoa_08/fy08_annual_rep/updated_disbursement.ctt/updated_disbursement.pdf)

8. Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Multipliers for Week Ending 4/3

CBP has posted the weekly foreign currency exchange rate multipliers for the week ending April 3, 2009. (Multipliers, dated 04/03/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/duty_rates/week_for_currate/weekending_04032009.ctt/weekending_04032009.doc)

9. Counterfeit T-Shirts Seized at JFK

CBP officers at JFK Airport recently seized a shipment of counterfeit designer t-shirts with a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price of more than $1.4 million and a domestic value of more than $50,000. (News release, dated 04/02/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/04022009_5.xml)

10. CBP Posts Revised ICPs

CBP has posted revised versions of the following informed compliance publications:

Vending Machines and Their Parts Under the HTSUS

Eyewear Frames and Eyewear

(See future issues of ITT for details of changes.)

11. 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.)