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.)
At the December 2009 Trade Symposium, Customs officials and importer and broker representatives discussed the Importer Self Assessment program.
During the January 19, 2010 NCBFAA webinar, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials publicly detailed the enforcement approach it will take beginning January 26th, when it "fully enforces" the 10+2 interim final rule that amended 19 CFR to require Security Filing information from importers and additional information from carriers for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S.
The Washington Post reports that at least 34 companies, including Symantec, Adobe, Northrop Grumman and Dow Chemical were subject to computer attacks, which are thought to have originated in China as part of a concerted political and corporate espionage effort. (Washington Post, dated 01/14/10)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that it is delaying the deployment of ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) III capabilities (also referred to as ESAR A2.3.1a) that was scheduled for January 17, 2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that Web-based training, "ACE Forms, Declarations, & AD/CVD Cases", is available to Automated Commercial Environment Portal users for the new Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue enhancements which are scheduled to be deployed on January 17, 2010 (ESAR A2.3.1a, also known as ESAR III).