(09/05/2005) Contingency Plan for CBP Trade Operations Due to Hurricane Katrina
The port locations of New Orleans (port code 2002), Gramercy (port code 2010), Mobile (port code 1901), Gulfport (port code1902), and Pasagoula (port code 1905) are currently non-operational due to Hurricane Katrina. In order to ensure that import activity continues without impediment, the Atlanta Field Office has been designated oversight on all cargo clearance and import related processing for the affected area. The Atlanta Field Office has designated the port of Memphis (port code 2006) to manage all import-related transactions.

The Atlanta Field Office also has designated oversight of the following ports that have not been closed due to Hurricane Katrina; Memphis, TN, Knoxville, TN, Nashville, TN, Chattanooga, TN, Blountville, TN, Little Rock, AR, Rogers, AR, Gulfport, MS, Vicksburg, MS, Birmingham, AL, Huntsville, AL, Shreveport, LA, Lake Charles, LA.

Goods imported for relief efforts in the States of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi
Merchandise imported for relief efforts from foreign entities, including foreign governments, are admissible, as directed by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Questions regarding importation of such merchandise under 19 U.S.C. 1318(b)(2) and 19 U.S.C. 1322(b) should be directed to the port office where the merchandise is arriving.

Cargo/Trade Operations in Affected Ports
Entry summaries and duty collections that could not be filed in the ports of New Orleans, Gramercy, Baton Rouge, Mobile, Gulfport and Pasagoula prior to closure due to Hurricane Katrina will not be deemed late or assessed penalties. The Port of Memphis (port code 2006) has been designated to receive entry-related items that would have been filed at the aforementioned locations.

More info at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/communications_to_industry/katrina/