CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP has issued its weekly tariff rate quota (TRQ) and tariff preference level (TPL) commodity report as of July 13, 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/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/cr07132009.ctt/cr07132009.pdf)
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1. Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Report as of July 13th
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 - those that are at least 85% filled and those that are closed. (List, updated 07/14/09, 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 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 07/10/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/cargo_security/carriers/firms_30.ctt/firms_30.txt)
4. Final FY 2008 CDSOA Disbursement Report
CBP posted a final 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, dollar amount paid, etc. (Report, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/priority_trade/add_cvd/cont_dump/cdsoa_08/fy08_annual_rep/final_disbursement.ctt/final_disbursement.pdf)
5. 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 CF 1401 of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances. (Reports, posted 07/13/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/cargo_security/carriers/)
6. ACE Information Seminars in Savannah, GA and Seattle/Tacoma, WA
CBP has announced the following ACE information seminars:
Seattle/Tacoma, WA - July 28, 2009
CBP's ACE on the Road Schedule has been updated to reflect the addition of these seminars.
7. CBP News Releases
CBP has issued the following news releases:
SENTRI Participant Arrested after Otay Mesa Port CBP Officers Find Narcotics in Vehicle
CBP Officers Nab Man Wanted on Weapons Export Charges
CBP in Charleston Intercepts Counterfeit Clothing Shipments
CBP in San Diego Stops Record Number of Harmful Pests from Entering U.S.
8. 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.)