American Shipper reports that the House of Representatives was expected to meet on June 7, 2006 to consider H.R. 5441, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, and that a house member may offer two amendments that call for 100% inspection of U.S. bound air and ocean cargo. (American Shipper, dated 06/07/06, www.americanshipper.com)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice on its web site, entitled Notice of Examination for October 2006, which announces that the next Customs Broker License Examination will be held on Tuesday, October 3, 2006.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the low-duty Tariff Preference Level (TPL) (2) for Mexico filled on May 22, 2006 at 3:40 p.m.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a proposed rule which would add a new 19 CFR Part 360 in order to establish a Mexican Cement Import Licensing System in accordance with an agreement between Mexico and the U.S. on Trade in Cement (agreement) which settles ongoing litigation before the NAFTA and WTO dispute resolution panels, and provides for export limits for three years.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an updated list of 44 administrative messages, from May 2006 back to 1993, detailing procedures for Remote Location Filing (RLF), Electronic Invoice Processing (EIP), and the use of Invoice by Request (INVREQ) in both RLF and EIP. This updated list reflects the addition of Adm: 06-0511. (List of RLF and EIP Messages, dated 05/23/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/cargo_summary/remote_location_filing/operational_notes/message_list.xml)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a spreadsheet that compares the Broker Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) and Carrier Customs Automated Manifest Interface Requirements (CAMIR) codes. The spreadsheet provides the following details for each CAMIR/ANSI X.12 Disposition Code: AMS Message Text; ABI Disposition Code; CATAIR Message Text; ABI Output Record; and ABI Disp. Code. (Spreadsheet, dated 05/25/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/cargo_control/codes.ctt/codes.xls.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a list of approved trade and/or fictitious names (trade names) that are currently being used by licensed Customs brokers, updated as of May 24, 2006.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication (ICP) entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Classification of Molds and Their Parts Under the HTS.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a revised informed compliance publication (ICP) entitled, "What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Works of Art, Collector's Pieces, Antiques, and Other Cultural Property." According to CBP, this revised ICP is an aid to prospective importers as to the admissibility of and duty status of various artworks.
Congress shouldn’t ignore how data security proposals will affect small businesses, witnesses told the House Small Business oversight subcommittee Tues. Main Street doesn’t have the resources that Wall Street takes for granted when it comes to data breaches, notification requirements and security compliance, and any new laws should give agencies leeway to consider business size in evaluating compliance and penalties, they said. And a new study by the Progress & Freedom Foundation, whose Senior Vp Thomas Lenard spoke to the subcommittee, said the raft of proposals on the Hill could keep small businesses out of “markets in which the use of personal information is important.”