The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a notice announcing that it will hold an open meeting on February 10, 2010 in Washington, DC.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that it is scheduled to deploy ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) III capabilities (also referred to as ESAR A2.3.1a) on February 7, 2010.
The Federal Maritime Commission has announced that it will hold an open meeting on February 10, 2010 in Washington, DC. Agenda topics include a FY 2010 budget status update, a petition from NCBFAA for exemption from mandatory rate tariff publication, etc. (Notice, posted 02/02/10, available at http://www.fmc.gov/home/February102010Meeting.asp)
A Missouri Circuit Court has rebuffed a challenge to the $50 liability limit that a customs broker and freight forwarder included in its standard contract terms.
In its remand decision, U.S. v. UPS Customhouse Brokerage, Inc., the Court of International Trade ruled it would enter judgment in favor of UPS and deny the government's request for a rehearing to recover monetary penalties of $75,000 imposed by Customs due to UPS' alleged failure to exercise responsible supervision and control over its customs brokerage business, in violation of 19 USC 1641(b)(4).
Below is a current list of imported commodities that are subject to Agricultural Marketing Service research and promotion program import fees (also termed taxes or assessments). Such fees are usually paid to U.S. Customs and Border Protection upon entry.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that it is providing a one-year grace period for the PAIRED entry program1, so that it will continue to be available to filers through January 28, 2011 (from January 29, 2010).
Cities that want to collect taxes on cigarettes sold online can’t use federal racketeering law, the Supreme Court ruled 5-3. The case is based on New York City’s attempt to compel a New Mexico online cigarette seller to turn over the names of its customers in the city, as required by the Jenkins Act, so the city can compel residents to pay the taxes as required by another federal law.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted multiple draft ACE ABI CATAIR documents to its website for the future release of ACE M1 (e-Manifest: Ocean and Rail).
On January 25, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection held a media teleconference to discuss the graduated, escalated enforcement approach CBP will take beginning January 26th, when it "fully enforces" the 10+2 interim final rule. Among other things, officials stated that CBP will be doing an analysis of the Importer Security Filing data generated or lack of data submitted beginning on January 26, 2010 and will be looking at it from an enforcement perspective. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/25/10 news, 10012505, for previous BP summary of CBP detailing its graduated, escalated enforcement approach.)