CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP has posted updated bond processing statistics that provide information regarding the estimated processing times for bond applications, etc. as of May 11, 2009. (Statistics, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/priority_trade/revenue/bonds/pilot_program/bond_stats.ctt/bond_stats.xls)
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1. Bond Processing Statistics as of May 18th
2. Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Multipliers for Week Ending May 15th
CBP has posted the weekly foreign currency exchange rate multipliers for the week ending May 15, 2009. (List, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/duty_rates/week_for_currate/weekending_05152009.ctt/weekending_05152009.doc)
3. ACE PGA Ambassador Spotlight: Jeffrey Beaman
CBP has posted an ACE PGA Ambassador Spotlight on Jeffrey Beaman, an operational analyst for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine division. (Spotlight, dated 05/14/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/whats_new/jeff_beaman.xml)
4. CBP Seizes Marijuana in Cargo Facility
CBP has issued a news release announcing that officers working at the Pharr cargo facility seized close to 2,350 pounds of marijuana and close to 133 pounds of marijuana at the Hidalgo/Reynosa International Bridge in two separate and unrelated drug seizures. The estimated combined street value for both seizures is close to $2 million. (News release, dated 05/15/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/05152009_3.xml)
5. 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.)