CBP Administrative Messages, Electronic Bulletin Board Notices, Etc
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a press release announcing that the U.S. and Poland have signed an agreement, the Immigration Advisory Program (IAP), which is designed to substantially reduce the number of Polish citizens arriving via direct flights from Warsaw who are denied entry at U.S. airports because of invalid or expired visas or other defective entry documents. (CBP press release, dated 09/08/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/09082004.xml)
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1. U.S., Poland Sign Agreement on Screening Program at Warsaw Airport
2. Textile and Apparel Quotas 85% or More Filled as of September 7, 2004
CBP has posted to its Web site its "critical list" of textiles and apparel subject to import quotas with entered quantities 85% or more filled as of September 7, 2004. CBP states that this "critical list" may be used by CBP as a reference for releasing quota merchandise "off line" when the Automated Commercial System (ACS) is down for longer than four hours. CBP notes that textile and apparel merchandise for Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) countries cannot be released "off line" until it is processed through quota. CBP further notes that if the system is down for more than 24 hours, Headquarters Quota Branch should be contacted for further instructions. CBP also states that merchandise subject to tariff-rate quotas (TRQs), which are filled, may be released if entered under the "over quota" (high) rate of duty. (CBP's critical list, dated 09/07/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/textile_critical_list/)
3. Weekly Quota Commodity Report as of September 7, 2004
CBP has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of September 7, 2004. This report includes tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain JFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics under HTS 9902.51.11 & 9902.51.12, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report, dated 09/07/04, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
4. Air AMS Expansions
CBP has announced the following Air Automated Manifest System (AMS) expansions:
| Participant | Port | Effective Date | Adm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Atlanta Europe | (1809) | 08/23/04 | 04-1915 |
| Avialeasing Aviation Co. | MIA (5206) | 08/30/04 | 04-1931 |
| Avialeasing Aviation Co. | IAH (5309) | 08/30/04 | 04-1931 |
| Contract Air Cargo, Inc. | BGR (0102) | 08/30/04 | 04-1933 |
| Contract Air Cargo, Inc. | BUF (0901) | 08/30/04 | 04-1933 |
| Contract Air Cargo, Inc. | EWR (4601) | 08/30/04 | 04-1933 |
| Ethiopian Airlines | IAD (5401) | 08/26/04 | 04-1912 |
| Ethiopian Airlines | EWR (4601) | 08/26/04 | 04-1912 |
| Gulf & Caribbean Cargo, Inc. | BGR (0102) | 08/30/04 | 04-1933 |
| Gulf & Caribbean Cargo, Inc. | BUF (0901) | 08/30/04 | 04-1933 |
| Gulf & Caribbean Cargo, Inc. | EWR (4601) | 08/30/04 | 04-1933 |
| IFL Group, Inc. | BGR (0102) | 08/30/04 | 04-1933 |
| IFL Group, Inc. | BUF (0901) | 08/30/04 | 04-1933 |
| IFL Group, Inc. | EWR (4601) | 08/30/04 | 04-1933 |
| Lloyd Aereo Boliviano (LAB Airlines) | IAD (5401) | 09/02/04 | 04-1935 |
| Missionary Flights Int'l | PBI (5204) | 08/30/04 | 04-1929 |
| Sata-Int'l | BOS (0417) | 08/25/04 | 04-1917 |
| Volga-Dnepr Airlines | MIA (5206) | 08/30/04 | 04-1928 |
| Zantop International Airlines, Inc. | DTW (3807) | 09/01/04 | 04-1939 |
| Zantop International Airlines, Inc. | BUF (0901) | 09/01/04 | 04-1939 |
| Zantop International Airlines, Inc. | ELP (2402) | 09/01/04 | 04-1939 |
| Zantop International Airlines, Inc. | STL (4503) | 09/01/04 | 04-1939 |
| Zantop International Airlines, Inc. | ATL (1704) | 09/01/04 | 04-1939 |
5. One Master VOCC Has Become Sea AMS Operational
CBP has announced that the following master vessel operating common carrier (VOCC) has become Sea AMS operational:
| Master VOCC/SCAC | Adm |
|---|---|
| Limarko Shipping Co. AB (LIMA) | 04-1950 |
6. One NVOCC Has Become Sea AMS Operational
CBP has announced that the following non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) has become Sea AMS operational:
| NVOCC/SCAC | Adm |
|---|---|
| Seferoglu Shipping & Trading Co. (SEFS) | 04-1926 |
7. VOCCs that Have Become Sea AMS Operational
CBP has announced that the following vessel operating common carriers (VOCCs) have become Sea Automated Manifest System (AMS) operational:
| VOCC/SCAC | Adm |
|---|---|
| Barry Maritime Ltd. (BMAR) | 04-1913 |
| GMR Challenger LLC (GMRA) | 04-1925 |
| H. Folmer & Co. (FLMH) | 04-1924 |
| Malaysia International Shipping Corporation, AKA Misc (MALA) | 04-1927 |
| Marubeni International Petroleum (S) Pte. Ltd. (MIPL) | 04-1916 |
| Ocean Fisheries Ltd. (OCFS) | 04-1951 |
| Setsea S.R.L.U. (SETS) | 04-1914 |
| Top Tanker Management Inc. (TTME) | 04-1930 |