CBP Unable to Give Preferential Treatment to US-Japan FTA Entries in ACE Until Jan. 14

CBP will update ACE with new special program indicator “JP” for goods eligible under the U.S.-Japan FTA on Jan. 14, the agency said in a CSMS message. While the FTA enters into force on Jan. 1 (see 1912270025), through Jan. 13 “importers must pay duties on qualifying goods under the Agreement and request a preferential tariff retroactive claim by filing a post summary correction (PSC) to request the duty refund,” CBP said. For preferential treatment under the FTA, the country of origin and country of export must by “JP,” CBP said. Once ACE is updated, “the Special Program indicator 'JP' must be placed before the eligible tariff number to make the claim,” it said. “Claims for preferential treatment under this Agreement are not exempt from the merchandise processing fee (class code 499 and class code 311).”