The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. has issued a press release announcing that on July 31, 2008, it filed a petition with the Federal Maritime Commission asking the agency to use its authority to exempt non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from the requirements to establish, maintain, and publish rate tariffs.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message providing the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) system requirements for the additional trade data elements associated with softwood lumber products as required by the Farm Bill of 2008.
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 providing updated information regarding the Food and Drug Administration's OASIS scheduled downtime for maintenance on Saturday, July 26, 2008, between 03:00 am (0300) and 06:00 am (0600) EST.
Internet piracy should be fought with a light regulatory touch, the British government said Thursday. It seeks comments on a plan for copyright owners and ISPs to negotiate codes of practice to address online infringement under the eye of U.K. telecommunications regulator Ofcom. As a possible first step, the government agreed with major ISPs, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the Motion Picture Association on an approach to reduce unlawful file- swapping. ISPs and copyright owners welcomed the proposals, but some digital rights activists said they still make criminals of consumers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the June 2008 Automated Commercial Environment Trade Account Owner (TAO) monthly update as an attachment to an ACE Portal Accounts CSMS message.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has temporarily removed the Entry Summary Query chapter of the ACE ABI CATAIR1 from its Web site.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice entitled Notice of Examination: October 2008 Customs Broker License Examination, which announces that the next customs broker license exam will be held on Monday, October 6, 2008.
U.S. Customs and Broker Protection has posted two new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) ABI CATAIR documents to its Web site: (i) ACE Entry Summary Examples and (ii) Selected EDI "Entry Summary Create/Update" Filing and Response Scenarios.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an Excel spreadsheet listing the reject reasons for June 2008 for CBP Form 5106 Importer ID input records, CBP Form 301 Customs bonds, bond riders, bond terminations, etc.