Flexport employees advised attendees on a webinar this week to prepare for a scaling back of de minimis, in case the rulemaking that removes goods subject to Section 301 tariffs moves forward.
The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) De Minimis Working Group developed a set of recommendations to CBP to provide further details on how the agency expects to enforce the $800 limit in ACE, including clarity on how CBP plans to calculate a shipment's date of arrival.
CBP has launched a de minimis coordination cell that "will provide a consistent and predictable approach to addressing de minimis shipments in all modes at all ports of entry," acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said at the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee's quarterly meeting on Dec. 11.
CBP expects to deploy on Jan. 11 the second release of Section 321 – Does Not Exceed $800 in Aggregated Shipments enhancement in ACE, according to a cargo systems message. It has been available for testing in the ACE Certification environment since Dec. 11, CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP posted the following documents for the Dec. 11 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting:
The Treasury Department’s recent delegation of its customs revenue functions to DHS “will make the regulatory process much more efficient and ensure everyone has adequate input,” acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said in opening remarks at the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee meeting Dec. 11.
Continuing Treasury Department holdups in vetting new members of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee, combined with a few absences, meant that the advisory body didn’t have a quorum to vote on recommendations or other motions at its Dec. 11 meeting.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Restricting de minimis was never a natural fit for the defense policy bill, one of only two major bills expected to get a vote in the lame duck session of Congress. A bill to fund the government past Dec. 20 is the other.