CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that the Port of Memphis, TN is now a service port location. Protests, 520(d) claims, and 181.115 interventions against entries filed at the following ports should be filed with the Port Director at Memphis:
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1. CBP Announces that Port of Memphis, TN is Now a Service Port Location
| 2082 | Tri-Cities (Blountville, TN) |
| 2084 | Rogers, AR |
| 2095 | Fed Ex Courier Hub |
| 2003 | Little Rock, AR |
| 2006 | Memphis, TN |
| 2007 | Nashville, TN |
| 2008 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 2016 | Knoxville, TN |
CBP states that when submitting protests electronically, the code 2006 should be used as the address port and code 50A should be used as the address team. (ABI message 05-1392, dated 12/05/05, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2005/2005-1392.ADM.)
2. First Staged Entry Period for China Safeguard 332/432/632pt. Oversubscribed at Opening
CBP has posted to its Web site notice that the first staged opening of China safeguard cat 332/432/632pt oversubscribed at opening moment on November 29, 2005 and that the pro rata percentage is 55.87% (.5587).
CBP notes that the importer has the option to determine how its allocation will be distributed, i.e., more or less than the pro-rata amount (or none) on a given entry. The importer may also transfer its allotment to entries at another port. Any of these scenarios are acceptable, however CBP notes that no importer will be allowed to enter quantities in excess of the prorated amount properly presented at opening. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/05/05 news, 05120510, for earlier BP summary announcing this proration.) (QBT-05-60, dated 12/02/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_060.ctt/05_060.doc.)
3.2006 TRQ on Milk or Cream, Condensed or Evaporated, Opens Jan. 3, 2006
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the 2006 tariff-rate quota (TRQ) on milk or cream, condensed or evaporated, provided for in HTS Chapter 4, Additional U.S. Note (AUSN) 11, will open on Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 12 noon E.S.T., or its equivalent in other time zones. The aggregate quantity is 6,857,300 kg and the below-listed countries have the following low-duty minimum access amounts:
| Australia: | |
|---|---|
| Condensed, in airtight containers | 91,625 kg |
| Canada: | |
| Evaporated, in airtight containers | 31,751 kg |
| Condensed, in airtight containers | 994,274 kg |
| Condensed, other | 2,267 kg |
| Denmark: | |
| Evaporated, in airtight containers | 4,989 kg |
| Condensed, in airtight containers | 605,092 kg |
CBP states that this TRQ is expected to oversubscribe at opening. (See CBP's notice for list of applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on (i) low-duty exclusions for Mexico, (ii) high-duty reporting instructions for Canada, Mexico, Jordan, Singapore, Chile, and Australia, (iii) etc.) (QBT-05-557, dated 11/30/05, available at http://www.customs.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_557.ctt/05_557.doc.)
4. 2006 TRQ on Ice Cream Opens January 3, 2006
CBP has announced that the 2006 TRQ on ice cream provided for in HTS Chapter 21, AUSN 5, will open on Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 12:00 noon, E.S.T., or its equivalent in other time zones. The aggregate quantity is 5,667,846 liters and the below-listed countries have the following low-duty minimum access amounts:
| Belgium | 922,315 liters |
| Denmark | 13,059 liters |
| Jamaica | 3,596 liters |
| Netherlands | 104,477 liters |
| New Zealand | 589,312 liters |
(See CBP's notice for list of applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on (i) low-duty exclusions for Mexico, (ii) minimum access amounts, and (iii) high-duty reporting instructions for Canada, Mexico, Jordan, Singapore, Chile, and Australia. See ITT's Online Archives or 05/16/05 news, 05051620, for BP summary of the Court of International Trade's (CIT's) ruling on the allocation of unused ice cream TRQ.)(QBT-05-558, dated 11/30/05, available at http://www.customs.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_558.ctt/05_558.doc.)
5. 2006 TRQ on Infant Formula Opens January 3, 2006
CBP has announced that the 2006 TRQ on infant formula provided for in HTS Chapter 19, AUSN 2, will open on Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 12:00 noon, E.S.T., or its equivalent in other time zones, with a low-duty quantity of 100,000 kg.
(See CBP's notice for list of applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on (i) low-duty exclusions for Mexico, and (ii) high-duty reporting instructions for Canada, Mexico, Jordan, Singapore, Chile, and Australia.) (QBT-05-559, dated 11/30/05, available at http://www.customs.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_559.ctt/05_559.doc.)