Category Archives: US Customs & Border Protection

CSMS # 56938140 – APHIS Announces ACE Messaging Changes to Cargo Destined for Plant Inspection Stations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) plant inspection stations (PIS) will begin rolling out the use of Entry Status Notifications (SO70) messages to communicate directly with filers, on August 7, 2023. The major focus of this implementation is to facilitate the inspection process by allowing APHIS officers to […]

Initiation of AD and CVD Investigations on Brass Rod from Multiple Countries

Cargo System Messaging Service Announcement of  Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations: Brass Rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, and South Africa  On May 17, 2023, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated its less-than-fair-value and countervailing duty investigations on “Brass Rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, the Republic of Korea, […]

Revised Guidance: Processing Approved Section 232 Product Exclusions

CSMS # 55844950 – Revised Guidance: Processing Approved Section 232 Product Exclusions The purpose of this message is to provide updated guidance on processing approved Section 232 product exclusions. BACKGROUND: On March 19, 2018, the Department of Commerce (DOC) published in the Federal Register (FR) the process for parties to submit requests for product exclusions […]

Informational Pipeline NO.23-005-JFK

The purpose of this pipeline is to inform all stakeholders that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is currently assessing the feasibility of establishing a Centralized Examination Station (CES) at the Port of JFK Airport, New York. As JFK Airport continues to modernize across the passenger and cargo environments, CBP must also modernize to become […]