In the Nov. 27 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 47), CBP published proposals to revoke ruling letters concerning forklift accessories.
CBP CROSS Rulings
CBP issues binding advance rulings in connection with the importation of merchandise into the United States. They issue the rulings to give the trade community transparency of how CBP will treat a prospective import or carrier transaction. Common rulings include the tariff classification, country of origin, or free trade agreement applicability of merchandise, among other things. These rulings are available in CBP's Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) database.
CBP upheld its decision that China as the country of origin for an unnamed company's stainless steel sinks, according to a recent ruling.
CBP has released its Nov. 27 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 47), which includes the following ruling actions:
The Court of International Trade ruled Nov. 26 that it has jurisdiction over all denied protests of CBP detention decisions -- even if the government claimed that the Drug Enforcement Administration, not CBP, chose to make the seizure. CBP has the final authority over all detentions, making all detentions protestable under U.S. law, CIT Judge Timothy Reif held in his opinion.
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The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee for CBP holds its next quarterly meeting Dec. 11 remotely and in person in Washington, D.C., at 1 p.m. EST, CBP said in a notice. Comments are due by Dec. 6.
In the Nov. 20 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 58, No. 46), CBP published proposals to revoke ruling letters concerning metal and rubber automotive air springs and suspension bushings.
CBP has released its Nov. 20 Customs Bulletin (Nov. 58, No. 46), which includes the following ruling actions:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Todd Owen, who served as executive assistant commissioner for field operations at CBP for about five years before retiring in 2020, argued that hundreds of millions of dollars for technology upgrades, and staffing expansions, would be more helpful to catch contraband in the small package environment than removing Chinese goods or other restrictions.