The National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) has announced "Operation Chain Reaction," a new comprehensive initiative targeting counterfeit items entering the supply chains of the Department of Defense and other U.S. government agencies.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing an additional 30 day comment period for the proposed extension of its existing Automated Clearinghouse (CBP Form 400) information collection, which it plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice to its website regarding its 2001 announcement that it would no longer be providing importers with free reports of entry summaries that have been flagged for reconciliation and would instead provide such reports on a fee-for-service basis only. CBP’s notice contains similar information as its 2001 ABI administrative message announcing this change (the 2001 message had additional details on report codes, etc.). CBP sources have confirmed that this notice does not contain any new information.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that an updated version of the Post Summary Corrections Web-based Training (WBT) is now available for all brokers and importers.
The International Trade Commission has issued its final report in connection with its investigation of proposed 2012 WCO-recommended modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S., pursuant to section 1205 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 19881.
The Food and Drug Administration recently issued an interim final rule, effective July 3, 2011, to require persons submitting prior notice (PN) of imported food, including food for animals, to report the name of any country to which the article has been refused entry.
The Treasury Department has issued its Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules, which is required under Executive Order 135361 and is part of the President’s plan to create a “21st-century regulatory system.” Treasury's plan includes the review of regulations related to CBP's courtesy notices of liquidation and acceptance of duties and fees, economic sanctions, certain alcohol labeling, etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a guidance memorandum to the ports on the appropriate use of CBP Form 28 (Request for Information) and CBP Form 29 (Notice of Action). The guidance states that the Form 28 should not be used as notification of the commencement of a formal investigation, either as a matter of policy or a matter of law. The guidance also states that Form 28 should not be used to verify Powers of Attorney (POAs).