CBP has posted the weekly foreign currency exchange rate multipliers for the week ending June 11, 2010.
An overview of a number of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages posted to CBP's Web site, along with the case number(s), period covered, and CBP message number, is provided below. (Note that the complete message is only available at http://addcvd.cbp.gov.)
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that on June 13, 2010 PTR 37217 was to be deployed into the ACE Truck Application to resolve a QP in-bond problem that was preventing the release of a shipment on an e-manifest. This PTR was to also change the way ACE processes a PAPS shipment type when both a QP in-bond and an entry are on file for the same shipment control number (SCN).
On June 11, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Revenue Division in Indianapolis posted a notice stating that it has started to process and store bond documents electronically.
CBP has posted an update on the progress of the southwest border fence construction. According to CBP, as of June 4, 2010, CBP has completed roughly 646.6 miles of fencing (347.9 miles of primary pedestrian fence and 298.5 miles of vehicle fence) along the Southwest Border.
CBP has posted an updated version of its fact sheet on Intellectual Property Rights. To protect both private industry and consumers, CBP has made IPR enforcement a priority trade issue.
CBP has issued the following news releases:
CBP has posted an updated version of its fact sheet on textiles. Due to the high-risk nature of imports of textile and apparel products CBP has designated the industry as Priority Trade Issue for FY 2010.
CBP has posted an updated version of its TRQ/TPL "threshold to fill" list, a quick reference to monitor TRQs and TPLs that are approaching their restraint limit or have filled their in-quota (low) rate. The list is divided into two sections: those that are at least 85% filled and those that are filled.
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that the end-dating of Industry 57 - Biological Products product codes will take effect on June 14, 2010. CBP previously announced that these product codes would be end-dated on November 30, 2009; however, CBP sources state that the trade was given an extension and that they will be end-dated on June 14. (See ITT's Online Archives or 11/02/09 news, 09110210, for BP summary announcing these changes would be effective November 30, 2009.) (CSMS #10-000145, dated 06/10/10)