Broker Power is now issuing weekly summary reports highlighting the most active textile and apparel tariff preference levels1 from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's "Quota Weekly Commodity Status Report." BP's weekly report also lists the TRQ commodities on CBP's weekly "TRQ/TPL Threshold to Fill List."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a new informed compliance publication entitled What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: The Classification of Ball Bearings, Rolling Bearings and Parts Thereof.
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a notice on its recent vote to initiate a proposed rule that would relieve non-vessel-operating common carriers from certain tariff publishing requirements1, as petitioned by the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA).2
The Federal Maritime Commission has published in the Federal Register comments submitted by the Justice Department in support of the petition of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. requesting an exemption for non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from certain tariff publishing and enforcement requirements, which the FMC recently voted to initiate a rulemaking to implement. (FR Pub 02/23/10, available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-3325.pdf)
Broker Power is now issuing weekly summary reports highlighting the most active textile and apparel tariff preference levels1 from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's "Quota Weekly Commodity Status Report." BP's weekly report also lists the TRQ commodities on CBP's weekly "TRQ/TPL Threshold to Fill List."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously announced that the next customs broker license examination will be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message outlining its policy on testing requirements for new Automated Commercial Environment ABI filers.
The Justice Department reports that a Long Island customs broker has been sentenced in federal court on charges that he defrauded a Massachusetts medical equipment distributor out of over $1 million dollars.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted new and updated ACE "Topic" documents (also referred to as ACE User Guides) and updated ACE overview fact sheets for customs brokers and importers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Port of Miami has issued an Information Bulletin containing guidance on uniform national procedures for imports and exports of commodities controlled under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) licenses and license exemptions.