CBP Says No Immediate Plans to Delay Protest Deadlines, But Will Extend Bond Insufficiency Timeline
CBP is not currently planning to allow for delayed deadlines for protest filings or postpone ACE development due to the COVID-19 outbreak, CBP officials said during a March 19 conference call. It will give more time to comply with bond…
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insufficiency issues, it said in a March 19 CSMS message." Due to the operational impacts that COVID-19 is having on the Trade community, CBP is granting a 10-day extension for the termination and replacement of bonds found to be insufficient and for which notices were issued with a due date of March 21, 2020," it said. "The insufficient bond should be scheduled for termination by March 31, 2020, with a termination date no later than April 15, 2020. CBP is operating under normal procedures and is able to complete processing and reviews timely. As a result, the April bond sufficiency reviews and notices will not be postponed at this time. CBP will continue to monitor the situation daily and make additional extensions if deemed necessary."