According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources, the recent amendment to 19 USC 1505(a) providing 12 working days to deposit estimated duties (from 10 working days), is a "technical amendment" and does not affect the actual time line for the deposit of estimated duties.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a memorandum stating that CBP is revising its procedures, effective immediately, for Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS) entries in order to reduce the work load for Customs brokers and CBP Officers.
According to a U.S. government source, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has not broadened paperless entry procedures to include textiles and apparel that became quota-and visa-free for exports on or after January 1, 2005.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice on its Web site announcing that the next Customs Broker License Examination will be held on Monday, April 4, 2005.
The Journal of Commerce Online reports that Representative Millender-McDonald has introduced legislation that would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a shipment profiling plan for imported loaded and empty containers, inspection of merchandise at foreign ports and issue final rules for biometric identification cards for seaport employees. The article notes that Representative Millender-McDonald introduced a virtually identical bill in October 2003 that died in committee at the end of the 108th Congress. (JoC Online dated 01/10/05, www.joc.com.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a third draft version, 'Draft 3,' dated January 7, 2005, of CBP's draft new C-TPAT Security Standards for Importers, which is available for distribution to subscribers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has previously announced that the 2005 annual $125 user fee that is assessed for each Customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by January 21, 2005.
American Shipper reports that on January 7, 2005, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) distributed a third draft of new C-TPAT security standards for importers to a select group of importers and trade associations, and have asked for feedback by Friday, January 14, 2005. (ShippersNewsWire@americanshipper.com )
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a general notice announcing the two-year extension of the quota preprocessing program (QPP) test, in order to provide for the electronic processing of certain quota-class apparel merchandise prior to the arrival of the importing carrier, through December 31, 20061.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for Canadian cheddar cheese as provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 18, which opened on Monday, January 3, 2005, did not oversubscribe at the opening. Therefore, all entries presented at opening have been charged and may be released. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/04/05 news, 05010445 6, for BP summary on CBP's notice announcing this 2005 TRQ.) (QBT-05-500, dated 01/05/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_500.ctt/05_500.doc)