CBP Posts Draft Version of Updated Form 5106
CBP posted a draft version of its updated Form 5106 (Create/Update Importer Identity Form) that was approved by the Office of Management and Budget, CBP said on the agency website. Revising Form 5106 has been an ongoing effort since 2014…
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(see 14100815) and has faced industry concerns that new data fields are too onerous (see 1507240009). CBP recently set a concrete deployment date of Feb. 9 for its upcoming ACE Form 5106 input process (see 1811130052). The automation will allow the collection of more detailed importer information, and provide for more streamlined processing by giving filers the ability to create, edit and update importer information via ACE, CBP has said. It will also allow CBP to support implementation of the importer of record database required by Section 114 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act.