CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP has issued a memo on the decrease of the 2009 DR-CAFTA tariff preference level for certain non-originating Nicaragua apparel. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/26/09 news, 09062620, for previous BP summary of the decrease.) (QBT-09-532, dated 07/02/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2009/qbt_09_532.ctt/qbt_09_532.pdf)
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1. Memo on Decrease in Nicaragua's DR-CAFTA TPL
2. ACE Information Seminar in Alaska
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that it will hold a free ACE Information Seminar in Skagway, Alaska on July 31, 2009. (CSMS 09-000268, dated 07/16/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17658&page=&srch_argv=09-000268&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
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 07/17/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/trq_thresh_fill.ctt/trq_thresh_fill.pdf)
4. ABI Software Vendors List Updated
CBP's Office of Information and Technology has posted an updated list of companies/persons offering data processing services to the trade community for the Automated Broker Interface. (List, dated 07/16/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/automated_systems/abi/getting_started/vendor.ctt/vendor.pdf)
5. Border Patrol's Weekly Blotter
CBP posted the U.S. Border Patrol Weekly Blotter for July 9 - 15, 2009. The Blotter provides information on Border Patrol activities during the specified week. (Blotter, dated 07/15/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/border_patrol/weekly_blotter/0709_0715.xml)
6. CBP News Releases
CBP has issued the following news releases:
CBP in Norfolk Seizes Counterfeit Jeans
CBP, CBSA Reminds Travelers: Leave Firewood at Home When Traveling Across Border
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.)