CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A bipartisan Customs Modernization bill would allow CBP to use advance data to enforce customs laws, permit summary forfeiture of certain goods that infringe on intellectual property rights, and allow for streamlined disposition of detained de minimis packages, when CBP did not receive a response from the shipper.
The Customs Modernization bill introduced in the Senate allows CBP to access data from parties in the supply chain other than importers, allows those parties to update and amend their advance data, and authorizes a customs broker or importer of record to convert the pre-entry information into a certified entry filing.
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Automakers will have to track almost every battery component for electric vehicles -- including cathode electrodes, anode electrodes, solid metal electrodes, separators, liquid electrolytes, and solid state electrolytes that go into battery cells -- if they want consumers to be able to benefit from the full $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles.
A researcher in the International Trade Commission's Office of Industry and Competitiveness Analysis said the share of de minimis shipments from China is falling -- it was 58% in 2021 -- but goods made in China may be coming from countries whose shipments are rising, such as Canada. Canada accounts for 8% of small-value packages. De minimis shipments are subject to risk-based screening, but the importers do not pay any tariffs.
The Coalition for a Prosperous America, joined by organizations that advocate for opiate addicts and by police organizations, asked the White House to "delink e-commerce transactions from Section 321 privileges," in a letter sent Nov. 29.
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The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) for CBP will next meet Dec. 13 remotely and in Washington, D.C., CBP said in a notice. Comments are due in writing by Dec. 8.
A new partner government agency message set isn’t the only thing coming at the beginning of 2024 for hydrofluorocarbon imports. On that date, EPA also will be rolling out much reduced allocations for HFC importers, increasing scrutiny on importers, EPA officials said on a webinar Nov. 14.