The Canadian Border Services Agency has issued notice of new procedures for importing new vehicles into Canada. 1. This notice is to clarify the border declaration procedure for new Canadian specification vehicles (Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) compliant) being imported into Canada from foreign countries, including the United States. 2. Please note that NEW Canadian [...]
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Notice of New High Security Seal Standards–March 1, 2012
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Effective March 1, 2012 the current International Organization for Standardization (ISO) mechanical seal standard (ISO/PAS 17712) will be replaced with a new ISO standard–ISO 17712:2010. C-TPAT understands that seals are costly, and companies are not expected to discard seals currently in stock. However, after companies have exhausted their current stock of high security seals, it [...]
Read moreCBP Issues Updated Bonded Warehouse Manual
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Washington — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announces today the release of the updated Bonded Warehouse Manual for Customs and Border Protection Officers and bonded Warehouse Proprietors. Bonded Warehouses provide storage facilities for imported cargo that is pending importation into or exportation from the United States. The Bonded Warehouse Manual was last updated in 1990. [...]
Read moreBAY BROKERAGE OFFERS COMPLETE AIRFREIGHT SERVICES TO E-COMMERCE SHIPPERS WORLDWIDE
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
COMPLETE AIRFREIGHT SERVICES ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO EXPORTERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THAT SHIP SMALL PARCELS INTO THE US UNDER SECTION 321. BAY BROKERAGE HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST WORLDWIDE PROVIDERS OF EDI SOLUTIONS FOR SHIPPERS AND IMPORTERS OF PRODUCTS THAT QUALIFY UNDER THE SECTION 321 PROGRAMS WITH US CUSTOMS. BAY BROKERAGE WAS THE FIRST [...]
Read moreNEW FDA AFFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE CODE FOR VOLUME OF CANNED GOODS
Monday, October 24th, 2011
STR Trade U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported Oct. 21 that the Food and Drug Administration has added a new affirmation of compliance (AofC) code VOL for volume. This code and qualifier can be used to communicate the container volume of a low-acid canned food product packaged in a container that does not have traditional [...]
Read moreMerchandise Processing Fee Rate Change Information
Monday, October 24th, 2011
Recent trade legislation (H.R. 2832) changed the merchandise processing fee (MPF) rate for formal entries (class code 499) from 0.21 percent (0.0021) to 0.3464 percent (0.003464). The minimum MPF amount of $25.00 and the maximum MPF amount of $485.00 were not changed. CBP is in the process of modifying its automated systems to accept the [...]
Read morePRELIMINARY RESULTS OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW – WOODEN BEDROOM FURNITURE
Monday, October 24th, 2011
The Department of Commerce (“Department”) is conducting an administrative review of the anti-dumping duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”). The period of review (“POR”) is January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. This administrative review covers multiple exporters of the subject merchandise. Fourteen companies failed to provide separate [...]
Read moreCBP TARGETS ILLEGAL IMPORTS OF AUTO HEADLAMPS
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Washington — U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Import Safety Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center (CTAC) is on the lookout for illegal imports of noncompliant High Intensity Discharge (HID) conversion kits, light sources, and ballasts. Since receiving a commercial allegation in December 2010, CBP has identified hundreds of shipments for examination at various ports of entry [...]
Read moreUS ITC TO CONDUCT REVIEW OF AD DUTY ON STEEL PIPE FROM 7 COUNTRIES
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Steel Guru The US International Trade Commission made adequacy determinations for its 5 year sunset reviews concerning the countervailing duty order on welded carbon steel pipe and tube from Turkey and the antidumping duty orders on certain pipe and tube from Brazil, India, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Thailand, and Turkey. The Commission will conduct full reviews [...]
Read moreST. LOUIS CBP PROCESSES FIRST CHINA CARGO FLIGHT AT LAMBERT
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
CBP St. Louis – For the first time in 10 years, CBP officers at the St. Louis port of entry processed an international cargo flight at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. On Sept. 23, the inaugural China Cargo Airlines flight landed at approximately 4 p.m. and taxied to the Lambert cargo center where an entourage of [...]
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