U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that it has extended the deadline for comments on its draft proposal1 for additional advance trade data elements for maritime cargo (also referred to as the 10+2 proposal) to February 14, 2007 (from February 5, 2007).
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted the official "basic edition" of the 2007 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), which replaces the draft version. This "basic edition" of the 2007 HTS takes effect on February 3, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final rule, effective April 1, 2007, which amends 19 CFR Parts 24 and 111 by increasing the fees charged for certain customs inspectional services under section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (COBRA), and incorporates two technical corrections to the existing fee chart at 19 CFR 24.22(g)(2).
In early January 2007, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted to its Web site a notice requesting comments by February 5, 2007 on its draft proposal1 for additional advance trade data elements for maritime cargo (also referred to as the 10+2 proposal).
Paging company ISA Mobility told the FCC paging companies shouldn’t be required to follow revised rules for protecting customer proprietary network information (CPNI) now under review at the agency. “The company does not enable customers to place telephone calls or charge customers based on minutes of use, and its paging network does not store any information regarding the numbers of callers to its subscribers or paging calls received,” USA Mobility said: “As a result, USA Mobility simply does not possess the types of information sold by data brokers that pose concerns relating to pretexting.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a new informed compliance publication (ICP) entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Decals, Decorative Stickers and "Window Clings."
Independent programmers are building national multicast networks by allying with broadcasters that use retransmission consent talks to get cable carriage for start-ups. Earlier this month, Cal.-based LATV announced a deal with Post- Newsweek stations that will use the group owner’s digital multicast signal to deliver around-the-clock bilingual Latino-targeted programming on the air and on cable in Post- Newsweek’s biggest Hispanic markets (CD Jan 17 p10). Broadcasters said consumers benefit from the carriage arrangements because they get access to more diverse content. But some cable operators fear broadcasters might abuse retransmission consent rules to pack unwanted material onto cable systems. Another concern arises when one TV station uses multicasting to create a de facto duopoly, carrying another network’s programming.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) release currently scheduled for October 2008 will include new and/or enhanced functionality for ABI filers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published an updated list of ports that accept the electronic CBP Form 214 (e214, Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Admission and/or Status Designation) in lieu of a paper copy.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued Harmonized System Update No. 0702 to ABI filers stating that CBP has completed its update of the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and the harmonized records for modifications needed as a result of Presidential Proclamation 8097, which contains the World Customs Organization (WCO) recommended changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), etc.