Two members of the trade community expressed concern about recommendations adopted on de minimis by the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee at the COAC meeting on Sept. 20. The working group made eight recommendations at the COAC meeting after only having met for the first time on Aug. 22 (see 2309120060), and the two officials cited both the pace of the recommendations, as well as the make up of the group that wrote them.
CBP should create a new alert in ACE when importers of merchandise potentially subject to antidumping and countervailing duties may be required to submit a certification that their goods are not subject merchandise, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee said in a recommendation adopted at its quarterly public meeting on Sept. 20.
The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, is circulating a joint statement for signature by other trade groups that advocates for keeping "all avenues of international trade" open in the event of a government shutdown if Congress doesn't agree to a funding bill by Sept. 30.
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CBP New York/Newark sent an informational pipeline Sept. 18 to customs brokers, carriers and others reiterating mandatory manifest, cargo delivery and Advance Air Cargo Screening program data requirements, in response to a “smuggling technique” CBP “has identified.” CBP said smugglers have used a master carton “to conceal contraband in smaller packages contained within. The smaller packages were pre-affixed with domestic labels and were attempted to be introduced into the domestic stream once deconsolidated. These packages were either unmanifested or mismanifested,” the pipeline said.
California legislators voted to require wireless eligibility for state broadband funds on the last day of their session Thursday. Wireless is a “reliable substitute … when it’s impossible to use fiber,” said Assembly Communications Committee Vice Chair Jim Patterson (R) in an interview Friday. The Utility Reform Network (TURN) prefers fiber and remains opposed.
CBP posted the following documents ahead of the Sept. 20 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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The Bureau of Industry and Security’s top export enforcement official this week urged customs brokers, forwarders and non-vessel operating common carriers to be more proactive in export compliance even though they may not always have the “primary” responsibility for ensuring goods comply with U.S. export licensing restrictions. Matthew Axelrod, the BIS assistant secretary for export enforcement, said those service providers should take steps to ensure they have maximum visibility into their clients and the goods they are shipping.