In the January 4, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 2), CBP issued notices: (a) revoking five classification rulings with respect to laminated steel sheet, and (b) modifying or revoking five classification rulings on certain socks and booties with attached rattles. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
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 posted to its Web site its answers to questions submitted by the trade community at its November 2005 Trade Symposium.
In the January 4, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 2), CBP issued notices: (a) proposing to revoke one classification ruling on microwave popcorn, and (b) proposing to revoke one classification ruling on Everolimus. CBP states that it is also proposing to revoke any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices of proposed revocation.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a press release announcing that its U.S.-VISIT program has completed installation of biometric entry capabilities at 104 land border ports, as mandated by Congress. DHS states that biometric entry capabilities are now deployed at all fixed ports of entry open to U.S.-VISIT travelers. (DHS press release, dated 12/30/05, available at http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?content=5314.)
In the January 4, 2006 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (CBP Bulletin) (Vol. 40, No. 2), CBP issued notices: (a) revoking a classification ruling of an item described in error as an Ethernet card, and (b) modifying a classification ruling on sugar or chocolate-coated confectioneries. CBP states that it is also revoking any treatment it has previously accorded to substantially identical transactions that are contrary to its position in these notices.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted separate notices to its Web site which list the calendar year 2006 Tariff Preference Levels (TPLs) for certain textiles and apparel from Canada or Mexico. These 2006 TPLs are set at the same levels as the 2005 TPL levels.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a memorandum providing instruction for the filing and acceptance of claims for preferential treatment of goods made under the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (MFTA), which took effect on January 1, 2006.
CBP Issues Additional Instructions on Requirement for Origin-Conferring MID for Textiles and Apparel
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued additional instructions of a clarifying nature regarding its instructions on the requirement in new 19 CFR 102.23 for entries of textile and apparel products listed in 19 CFR 102.21(b)(5) to identity the origin-conferring manufacturer through a manufacturer identification code (MID).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site its answers to questions submitted by the trade community at its November 2005 Trade Symposium.
The Census Bureau (Census) has issued information on an upcoming series of public conferences concerning mandatory Automated Export System (AES) compliance. Census has scheduled 11 conferences throughout the country from January 2006 through November 2006 in order to inform the international trade community of the new regulations and new penalties associated with mandatory AES.