Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:              

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP adopted final rules implementing procedures to investigate claims of antidupint and countervailing.
  • This rule makes final interim amendments to regulations that were published in 2016.
  • The rules provide guidance on initiation of investigations, investigation procedures, and administravie review of determinations.
• CBP launches new EAPA and E-Allegation dashboards for enhanced visibility into trade violations and enforcement efforts 
  • The agency launched two statistics dashboards focusing on the Enforce and Protect Act and e-Allegations programs.  
  • Members of the public and trade community can use the new dashboards to explore updated data and global trends on the trade violations that CBP receives, including information on the possible countries of origin and the volume and types of trade violation allegations CBP processes through the Trade Violations Reporting Tool.  
• Officers at the Port of Louisville seized a de minimis shipment containing 35 counterfeit designer watches. The items were deemed to be inauthentic by CBP’s Centers of Excellence and Expertise, and if genuine, would have had a combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail […]
  

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:              

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP releases January 2024 monthly update. Highlights: 
  • Processed more than 2.7 million entry summaries valued at more than $267 billion 
  • Identified estimated duties of nearly $7 billion 
  • Stopped 424 shipments valued at more than $236 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor 
• CBP expands and modifies the Global Business Identifier Evaluative Proof of Concept (GBI EPoC) 
  • CBP extended the test through February 23, 2027, expanded the scope of the test, and expanded entries of merchandise to include any HTSUS subheading and any country of origin. 
• CBP has opened its Request for Proposals for entities seeking to become a recognized accreditor for compliance with the agency’s Continuing Education for Licensed Customs Brokers requirement. 
• The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Charleston, SC. 

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

• CBP & HSI repatriate precious cultural artifact to Mexico. The item in question was a clay pot crafted between 900 and 1521 A.D. in Northern Mexico. 
• CBP officers at the Buffalo port of entry, Lewiston warehouse, seized wireless earphones for bearing counterfeit trademarks. Had the items been authentic, the MSRP value would be approximately $15,350.
• CBP officers in International Falls, Minnesota seized 1,363 counterfeit phone cases and 2,956 counterfeit home chargers with an estimated MSRP of more than $2,645,000 if the goods had been genuine. 
• Officers in the San Juan Field Office intercepted and seized three shipments containing counterfeit luxury brand merchandise, including jewelry and sunglasses, with a combined MSRP of over $1.2 million, had the merchandise been genuine.
• Annual quota opening February 7, 2024: QB 24-507 2024 Solar Cells and Modules – Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic (CSPV) Solar Cells
  • February 7, 2024, to February 6, 2025 – 5,000,000,000 watts (5.0 GW)

Department of Commerce

• Common alloy aluminum sheet from Germany: preliminary results of changed circumstances […]