In the March 29, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 14), CBP issued a notice modifying a classification ruling on brown sugar chunks. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued two notices on the CAFTA-DR tariff rate quotas (TRQs) that are in effect for the April 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006 period for certain "qualifying" agricultural products (including sugar) from Honduras or Nicaragua.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site Amendment 1 (dated March 2006) to the October 2005 Customs Automated Manifest Interface Requirements (CAMIR)-Intermodal.
In the March 22, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 13), CBP issued a notice proposing to revoke a classification ruling relating to the NAFTA country of origin marking of plastic storage space bags. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice on the CAFTA-DR tariff rate quota (TRQ) that has been implemented for the March 24, 2006 - December 31, 2006 period for certain sugar and sugar containing products from El Salvador.
In the March 22, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBPBulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 13), CBP issued a notice modifying one portion of a valuation ruling relating to management fees and expenses. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions concerning the valuation of payments made by the buyer of imported merchandise for certain management services provided by a related company that was not the seller of the imported merchandise.
In the March 22, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 13), CBP issued a notice proposing to revoke a classification ruling on a certain short-sleeved batting jacket as it has determined that the ruling is incorrect. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.
American Shipper recently reported that a few weeks before Census was expected to publish its long-awaited regulations for mandatory electronic filing of export information, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) refused to approve the regulations unless two significant changes were made in the Automated Export System (AES). The article states that first, DHS and CBP want Census to either eliminate post-departure filing in AES (Option 4) or substantially increase the requirements for accepting new companies into the program. DHS and CBP also do not want existing post-departure filers simply grandfathered into the mandatory program. Second, the article states that DHS asked Census to make a "National Interest Determination" (NID) to allow sharing of confidential export information with foreign governments. The article also states that CBP wants Census to give it a blanket "NID" to permit sharing of confidential export information with other federal agencies. (American Shipper, dated 04/06, www.americanshipper.com.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an updated version of its set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), dated March 23, 2006, regarding its enforcement of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's (APHIS) wood packaging material (WPM) regulations that took effect September 16, 2005.
In the March 22, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 13), CBP issued a notice modifying and revoking two classification rulings with respect to silymarin (milk thistle) and leucoanthocyanin. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions.