FDA is proposing changes to its regulations that would require electronic filing in ACE of partner government agency (PGA) data for veterinary devices. The agency’s proposed rule would require filers of entries of veterinary devices to transmit the (1) FDA Country of Production; (2) complete FDA Product Code; (3) full intended use code; (4) and telephone number and email address of the importer of record. “These data elements are currently required to be submitted for the electronic filing of entries containing food contact substances, drugs, biological products, [human cells, tissues or cellular- or tissue-based products (HCT/Ps)], medical devices for human use, radiation-emitting electronic products, cosmetics, and tobacco products,” FDA said. Comments are due Oct. 18.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The General Services Administration has granted $15 million to CBP from the Technology Modernization Fund to pay for the work to move revenue collection at the agency from a mainframe computer to a more modern approach. Currently, CBP used ACE to collect more than $80 billion in the last fiscal year, and the Automated Commercial System, which is the last mainframe segment of ACE, is used to collect tariffs, taxes and fees, CBP said in a July 31 news release. The ACS runs 3.9 million lines of COBOL, a 30-year-old programming language. By moving the revenue system to a cloud-based system, CBP will no longer use mainframe computers for any of its functions. It will “achieve operational efficiencies that will decrease its current software expenses and reduce other existing development and maintenance expenditures. CBP anticipates it will have a greater ability to serve its mission by modernizing the basic functionality of its collections system,” CBP said. The award was announced July 27.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
As importers await CBP guidance on imports from Hong Kong, some think there still may be more to come from a recent executive order suspending Hong Kong’s special status under certain trade laws. While the order only mentioned country of origin marking on the import side, “I also suspect that the details will continue to emerge and that other restrictions may be applied,” Lawrence Friedman of Barnes Richardson said by email.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A recent executive order suspending Hong Kong's special trade status won't result in additional tariffs on goods from Hong Kong, a senior administration official said in a July 23 email. “The July 14, 2020, Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization does not provide for new U.S. tariffs on goods from Hong Kong,” the official said. “The Administration will continue to evaluate and adjust our policies as conditions warrant.”
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: