CBP CSMS Messages and Web Postings
CBP has announced that it will be providing free North America Free Trade Agreement training in Pembina, North Dakota on September 16, 2009. This training is being provided to help the international trade community better understand the necessary requirements for claiming NAFTA on merchandise entering the U.S.
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1. CBP to Provide Free NAFTA Training in North Dakota on September 16th
The training is free and will cover completion of the NAFTA certificate of origin, NAFTA qualifying operations, tariff shift, regional value content, and record keeping requirements.
Those interested in attending the free training are requested to contact Import Specialist Kristina Nelson at (701) 825-6201 ext. 232 or send an email to kristina.nelson@dhs.gov by Friday, September 4.
(CBP news release, dated 08/05/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/08052009.xml)
2. CATAIR Amendment 41 Posted
CBP has posted Amendment 41 to the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements document. The following changes were made:
Record Identifier C19 (Input) - Made edits in description of "Related Document Identifier" data element
Record Identifier C35 (Input) - Changed Length/Class of "Commercial Description" data element from "70AN" to "70X"
Added paragraph to introduction of "Related Document Identifiers"
Appendix N - Disposition Codes
Changed all references of "USDA" to "CBPA" - (Customs and Border Protection Agriculture)
(Amendment 41, posted 08/03/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/automated_systems/abi/catair/changes/change_41.ctt/change_41.doc)
3. Updated ABI Software Vendors List
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, updated 08/05/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/automated_systems/abi/getting_started/vendor.ctt/vendor.pdf)
4. 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 08/05/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/trade_programs/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/trq_thresh_fill.ctt/trq_thresh_fill.pdf)
5. CBP News Releases
CBP has issued the following news releases:
CBP Discovers, Seizes Motorcycles in Violation of EPA Standards
Outbound Operation at Calexico Downtown Port Results in $300,000 Seized
CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Destructive Beetle in Oakland
CBP Intercepts More than 434 Pounds of Cocaine at Express Mail Service Centers
6. 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.)