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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)   

• CBP releases October 2023 monthly update. Highlights: 
  • CBP identified nearly $6.8 billion of duties to be collected by the U.S. government. 
  • Stopped 504 shipments valued at more than $199 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor.  
  • Seized 1,499 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $160 million if the items had been genuine.  
• EAPA Actions: 
  • Notice of Investigation and Interim Measures in EAPA Case 7814 – Xanthan Gum from China 
  • Notification of initiation of investigation and interim measures – cast iron soil pipe fittings (CISPF) and cast iron soil pipe (CISP) from the People’s Republic of China 
• CBP’s Office of Trade’s Broker Management Branch is hosting a webinar on Friday, Dec 15, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. ET titled 2024 Permit Annual User Fee and Triennial Status Report Filing.  
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Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade law news:     

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP’s Area Port of Boston announces agreement with operator for a centralized examination station. 
• Registration for the 2024 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit will open January 10, 2024 at 12:00 pm ET. 
• Reminder: ACE entry summary query deployed November 4 which includes the Entry Summary Query enhancement.  
  • The Entry Summary Query enables Automated Broker Interface (ABI) filers to query entry summaries that have been filed in ACE. Additionally, it enables surety companies to query entry summaries for which they have an associated active bond.   
• Harmonized System Update – start date Nov. 4, 2023: HSU 2313 includes the modifications to HTS records that were recently implemented in Production following Collections Release 7 deployment. 
  • HTS Code: 0802991000 – INSHELL PECANS 
  • HTS Code: 0802991500 – SHELLED PECANS 
  • HTS Code: 0604200020 – FRESH, EVERGREEN CHRISTMAS TREES, DOUGLAS FIR 
  • HTS Code: 0604200040 – FRESH, EVERGREEN CHRISTMAS TREES, FIR EXCEPT DOUGLAS FIR

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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP published a bulletin to announce its initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations: Aluminum extrusions from the People’s Republic of China, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 
• CBP announced that it has processed all outstanding imports subject to the Continuing Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000, otherwise known as the Byrd Amendment.  
  • During the period of its implementation of the act, CBP disbursed $3.6 billion of antidumping and countervailing duties to affected domestic producers injured by foreign dumping and subsidies. 
• CBP seized more than $800K in counterfeit merchandise in Puerto Rico 
  • Officers and import specialists seized 44 shipments from various express consignment facilities in Puerto Rico containing products violating intellectual property rights. If the items were genuine, the combined Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) is estimated at $873,000. 
• Officers in Cincinnati seized three shipments containing 795 pieces of counterfeit […]
  

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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP)  

• CBP releases September 2023 monthly update. Highlights: 
  • CBP processed more than 2.7 million entry summaries valued at more than $271 billion.  
  • Identified nearly $6.6 billion of duties to be collected by the U.S. government. 
  • Stopped 259 shipments valued at more than $102 million for further examination based on the suspected use of forced labor. 
  • Seized 1,658 shipments that contained counterfeit goods valued at more than $280 million if the items had been genuine. 
• CBP releases FY 2023 textile enforcement statistics. Highlights: 
  • CBP seized more than 5,000 textile shipments valued at more than $129 million. 
  • Issued approximately $67.2 million in commercial fraud penalties. 
  • Conducted audits that identified over $2 million in additional duty owed to CBP.  
  • Conducted laboratory analysis on 323 shipments, 42% of which were found to be mis-declared or mis-described when arriving […]