CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the 2005 low-duty tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)/Mexico peanuts provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter VI, U.S. Note 16, 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 12/22/04 news, 04122235 2, for BP summary on CBP's notice announcing this 2005 TRQ.) (QBT-05-501, dated 01/06/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_501.ctt/05_501.doc)
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1. 2005 NAFTA/Mexico TRQ for Peanuts Did Not Oversubscribe at Opening
2. 2005 Dairy Products TRQ Partially Oversubscribed at Opening
CBP has announced that the 2005 low-duty TRQ for dairy products, provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 10, which opened on Monday, January 3, 2005, partially oversubscribed at the opening. According to CBP, the All Other Countries limit oversubscribed and the minimum access quantity for Belgium/Denmark (aggregated) was exceeded. However, the minimum access quantity for Australia was not reached and is therefore still available.
The pro rata percentage for All Other Countries is 0.78408 or 78.408%. This rate also applies to Belgium/Denmark, as this rate ensures that the minimum access quantity is properly applied. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/15/04 news, 04121550 2, for BP summary on CBP's notice announcing this 2005 TRQ.) (QBT-05-502, dated 01/07/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_502.ctt/05_502.doc)
3. 2005 Milk and Cream, Condensed or Evaporated TRQ Partially Oversubscribed at Opening
CBP has announced that the 2005 low-duty TRQ for milk and cream, condensed or evaporated, provided for in HTS Chapter 4, AUSN 11, which opened on Monday, January 3, 2005, partially oversubscribed at the opening. According to CBP, the All Other Countries limit oversubscribed and the minimum access quantities for condensed milk in airtight containers from Australia and the Netherlands were exceeded.
CBP states that the pro rata percentage for All Other Countries is 0.95893 or 95.893%. This rate also applies to condensed milk in airtight containers from Australia and the Netherlands, as this rate ensures that the minimum access quantities were properly applied. According to CBP, all other minimum access quantities did not overfill and are not included in this proration.
(SeeITT's Online Archives or 12/15/04 news, 04121550 3, for BP summary on CBP's notice announcing this 2005 TRQ.) (QBT-05-503 (including a list of the minimum access levels that were not reached for certain country/commodity combinations), dated 01/07/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_503.ctt/05_503.doc)
4. Certain Folklore Articles, Handloomed Fabric, Etc. from Mozambique are Eligible for Duty-Free Treatment
CBP has posted to its Web site a notice concerning CITA's determination that certain folklore articles, handloomed fabric, and handmade articles made from such handloomed fabric that are produced in and exported from Mozambique are eligible for duty-free treatment pursuant to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/05/05 news, 05010515, for BP summary of CITA's determination.) (TBT-05-001, dated 01/06/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/tbts/TBT2005/tbt_05_001.ctt/TBT-05-001.doc)
5. VOCCs that Have Become Sea AMS Operational
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the following vessel operating common carriers (VOCCs) have become Sea AMS operational:
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