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CSMS 47138649 – Harbor Maintenance Fee
A Harbor Maintenance Fee (HMF) is exempt on an entry summary line (when the mode of transport is 10, 11 or 12) when the article is classified under certain HTS chapter 98 provisions. Chapter 9808 has now been added to that list.
Read advisory →2021 National Trade Estimate Report
USTR Katherine Tai releases the 2021 National Trade Estimate Report, providing a detailed recap of significant foreign barriers to US exports of goods and services, investment, and electronic commerce.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission Holds for Customs Entries
The HTS numbers that could potentially flag a CPSC review can be found in this link . Items regulated by CPSC include, but are not limited to: cosmetics, liquid nicotine, drywall, fireworks, children and baby products, mattresses, bicycles…
Read advisory →National Commodity Specialist Division
Customs and Border Protection issued CSMS #46744379 announcing the next round of commodity specific educational webinars.
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CSMS #46390176 - APHIS Core Help Desk Update
The Help Desk will be available Monday through Friday, 7:00 am to 11:00 pm EST, and on Saturdays beginning March 15, 2021 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm to better serve its users.
Read advisory →Launch of WCO Trade Tools Online Database for the Harmonized System, Origin, and Valuation
This new database offers a single point of access to the Harmonized System, preferential Rules of Origin and Valuation, through a user-centric interface. In addition, this new platform offers a comparison tool in the Harmonized System (HS)…
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The United States Suspends Tariffs on Scotch Whisky and Other British Products
This was an effort to smooth over its relationship, though, the U.S. trade representative argued Britain did not have the legal standing to keep imposing these tariffs.
Read advisory →President Biden issued Executive Order 14014 "Blocking Property with Respect to Burma"
On February 11, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14014 "Blocking Property with Respect to Burma", which authorizes the imposition of sanctions on specific persons or entities in Burma, including Burmese military and Government…
Read advisory →CSMS 46189077 - Required Submission of Duty Free Certificate for Commercial Shipments under Subheading 9808.00.30
ACE Entry Summary Business Rules state “If a duty-free certificate is not submitted to CBP within six months from the date of the entry or releases, the entry will be liquidated dutiable with the application HTS. Importers or their…
Read advisory →Entries Subject to AD/CVD Third Country Cases
Third country antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) case numbers allow importers to enter merchandise that have a CBP country of origin that differ from the country of the AD/CVD order. For over one year, from October 5, 2019,…
Read advisory →Customs Broker Permit User Fee 2021
U.S. Customs and Border Protection assesses an annual user fee for each customs broker district and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association or corporation.
Read advisory →FDA Update Covid-19 Hand Sanitizers
In FDA’s efforts to protect consumers from potentially dangerous or sub-potent hand sanitizers, all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico have been placed on a countrywide import alert to assist in preventing products that appear to be…
Read advisory →Two-Stage Enforcement of APHIS Core Message Set
The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has announced a two-stage enforcement of the APHIS CORE message set to allow the trade to adjust to the data element requirements.
Read advisory →Drawback Filing Reminder for Section 301 and/or Section 201 Duties
As a reminder, for all drawback provisions claiming Section 301 and/or 201 duties, the filer must report both the Chapter 99 and the 1 - 97 HTS numbers, along with the QTY and Value for each line item in the same order as listed in the ACE…
Read advisory →CSMS #45792277 - APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) fruits and vegetables import permit requests in APHIS eFile
Effective February 1, 2021, you can:
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