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The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is the CBP's electronic system through which the international trade community reports imports and exports and the government determines admissibility.

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Bipartisan Letter to USTR Asks for Delay on USMCA Auto Rules of Origin
April 13, 2020 by Mara Lee|Top News

A group of 31 House lawmakers, led by Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., and Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., is asking the U.S. trade representative to delay the switch-over to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement auto rules of origin (ROO), even as the USMCA takes over from NAFTA. The group's letter, sent April 10, said the delay “is necessary to allow the auto industry an appropriate adjustment period and account for delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Alternatively, we ask that you seriously consider other accommodations or flexibilities that will allow the automotive sector to avoid being penalized by the new requirements upon the agreement’s entry into force.”

Topics:USMCA
Paper FIFRA Notices of Arrival Should Be Emailed During COVID-19 Pandemic, EPA Says
April 6, 2020 |EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency will accept emailed copies of notices of arrival under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act in lieu of paper copies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency said in a notice on its website. Normally, notices of arrival may be submitted via ACE or by signed paper copy mailed to the regional EPA import coordinator, but the agency’s shift to telework during the pandemic means “coordinators will have limited or no ability to receive documents through these channels,” EPA sad. “Therefore, they are accepting them via e-mail. Please contact your regional coordinator for specific instructions.”

TTB Extends Excise Tax Payment Deadline, but Gives No Guidance on Imports
April 2, 2020 |Treasury Dept.

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is postponing due dates for payments of federal excise taxes to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s still unclear whether imported products will benefit from the extension. “Effective immediately, all due dates for paying Federal excise taxes to TTB on wine, beer, distilled spirits, tobacco products, cigarette papers and tubes, firearms, and ammunition are postponed 90 days from the due date otherwise prescribed,” TTB said in a guidance posted March 31. But the extension applies only to excise tax payable to TTB, and the guidance directs importers to contact CBP for information about imported products.