CBP is not currently planning to allow for delayed deadlines for protest filings or postpone ACE development due to the COVID-19 outbreak, CBP officials said during a March 19 conference call. It will give more time to comply with bond insufficiency issues, it said in a March 19 CSMS message." Due to the operational impacts that COVID-19 is having on the Trade community, CBP is granting a 10-day extension for the termination and replacement of bonds found to be insufficient and for which notices were issued with a due date of March 21, 2020," it said. "The insufficient bond should be scheduled for termination by March 31, 2020, with a termination date no later than April 15, 2020. CBP is operating under normal procedures and is able to complete processing and reviews timely. As a result, the April bond sufficiency reviews and notices will not be postponed at this time. CBP will continue to monitor the situation daily and make additional extensions if deemed necessary."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP added on March 16 the ability in ACE for importers to file entries with recently excluded goods in the fourth tranche and third tranche of Section 301 tariffs, it said in a CSMS messages. The exclusions from the fourth group cover various medical supplies, while the tranche three exclusions include other products (see 2003130010). The fourth tranche product exclusions apply retroactively to Sept. 1, 2019, and will remain in effect until Sept. 1, 2020. The third tranche exclusions apply retroactively to Sept. 24, 2018, and will remain in effect until Aug. 7, 2020.
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Commercial operations and trade flows across the eight Texas ports under the Laredo Field Office remain normal despite the COVID-19 epidemic, a CBP official said during a March 17 call with industry. The hours of operation at the ports haven't changed and cargo operations remain fully staffed for most import and export processing, said Armando Taboada, who oversees trade operations at the field office. CBP has no plans close any of the locations, he said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP added on March 12 the ability in ACE for importers to file entries with recently excluded goods in the third tranche of Section 301 tariffs, it said in a CSMS message. The official Office of the U.S. Trade Representative notice for the exclusions was published on Feb. 20 (see 2002190015). The exclusions are in subheading 9903.88.40. The exclusions are available for any product that meets the description in the Annex to USTR’s notice, regardless of whether the importer filed an exclusion request. The product exclusions apply retroactively to Sept. 24, 2018, and will expire after Aug. 7, 2020. The CSMS message also includes a summary of Section 301 duties that shows information on each tranche of tariffs and granted product exclusions.
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: