U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a November 2006 version of its commercial importing guide entitled "Importing into the United States: A Guide for Commercial Importers."
In U.S. v. UPS Customhouse Brokerage, Inc., dba UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc., the Court of International Trade (CIT) has certified UPS' immediate interlocutory appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on the following question of law regarding multiple broker penalties:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a new version of its Foreign Trade Zones Manual (FTZ Manual) which it compiled as a joint effort with the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (FTZB), the Bureau of the Census (Census), and the National Association of FTZs.
The Pacific Coast Council of Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Associations held its annual Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON) on October 19-21, 2006 in Irvine, CA, during which officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spoke.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message regarding revisions to the Broker Download (BD) Chapter of the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR).
The U.S. is preparing to implement hundreds of tariff changes in the 2007 U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) in order to conform U.S. law to international Harmonized System (HS) nomenclature changes recommended for adoption by the World Customs Organization (WCO), and certain Harmonized System Committee (HSC) decisions necessary to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature, etc.
Charter Communications sold 2 cable systems in S.C. to TruVista Communications earlier this year, broker DH Capital said in a press release. About 7,900 video customers changed hands. Terms weren’t disclosed.
Voters in 9 states filled 15 contested state commission seats Tues., returning all 7 incumbent candidates. One open PSC seat in Mont. was decided by a tiny margin, with a recount possible. The incumbent in the other Mont. seat was the only unopposed commission candidate this election. Republicans won 9 contested seats; Democrats, 6. Campaigns were generally low key. Telecom infrastructure development, ethics and responsiveness to consumers were the main issues. Telecom-related ballot questions on wireless taxation and a municipal telecom network were decided in S.D. and Tenn.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) frequently asked question (FAQ) document on electronic manifests (e-Manifests).
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule that would amend its regulations governing foreign and domestic drug establishment registration and listing for human drugs, including drugs that are regulated under a biologics license application, and animal drugs. Among other things, FDA's proposed rule would require electronic submission of all registration and most listing information rather than the current practice of submitting this information on paper forms.