Archive for December, 2009

Happy New Year 2010

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010

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GSP, Andean Preference termination

CSMS# 09-000378 – GSP, Andean Preference termination
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:02:23 -0600

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Barring congressional action, the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), with special program indicators (SPI) “A” and “A+”, the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), SPI “J,” and the associated Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication ACT (ATPDEA), SPI “J+,” are all due to expire for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse after midnight, December 31, 2009.

Importers may continue to apply the GSP special program indicator (SPI) on eligible goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse subsequent to midnight, December 31, 2009, but must pay the applicable normal trade relations (NTR, or column 1) rate of duty. This will enable CBP, in the event that GSP is reauthorized with retroactivity, to liquidate all such preference claims with a refund.

Questions concerning this notice should be referred to the International Coordination Branch at FTA@dhs.gov.

Feliz Navidad

MC


Dear Customers and Friends

Wishing you every happiness this Holiday Season and prosperity in the New Year. Thank you for being our customer. We look forward to continuing our relationship in the coming year.

All the best to you and your family,

RB SYSTEMS, INC.


FDA’s Mexico office tackles product safety

FDA’s Mexico office tackles product safety

FDA’s Mexico office tackles product safety


The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has opened an office in Mexico City to help ensure the safety of food and medical products entering the United States from Mexico.
“The opening of this office represents an important step as we redesign our product safety strategy,” said FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, in a statement. “We, like our partners in the Mexican government, realize that prevention is the key.”
She noted that more than one-third of fresh fruits and vegetable imports in the United States come from Mexico, as do a large amount of medical devices. “Having FDA experts located permanently there will be mutually beneficial to both our countries and respective citizens,” Hamburg said.
This is the agency’s third post in Latin America. The FDA also has offices in Santiago, Chile, and San Jose, Costa Rica.
FDA staff assigned to the Mexico City post will work with their Mexican government counterparts to harmonize regulations and guidance standards and on other collaborative initiatives, such as data sharing and joint training on food-borne illnesses.
“FDA experts in Mexico City will work closely with local industries that ship food and medical products to the United States to improve their understanding of U.S. safety and product quality expectations,” said Murray M. Lumpkin, FDA commissioner of international programs. “Their activities will include providing technical advice and working with government agencies and the private sector to develop certification programs.”
In addition to the three Latin American offices, FDA has opened seven other offices across China, India and Europe during the past 13 months.


Network Problem Resolved

CSMS# 09-000370 – Network Problem Resolved
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:41:35 -0600


Ocean Manifest

Network problems reported earlier in CSMS#09-000368 and CSMS#09-000369 were resolved at 21:00 EST. If anyone continues to have problems, please call the Network Operation Center at 1-877-347-1638, option 1.

CBP Messages

Dear Customers

CBP is experiencing some delays on the communications via ABI/AES/QP and ACE

If you have any questions please call directly to Network Support Team at 1800-927-8729 with Reference Ticket Number 4042403

Thanks
RB Systems, Inc.

CBP Messages


CBP has received a number of reports of intermittent network problems affecting processing of trade EDI data. Trade participants experiencing ongoing problems should contact their CBP Client Rep.

CBP Messages


Dear Customers

CBP appears to be back online and customers are receiving responses.

6:45 PM EST

Have a nice day.