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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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CBP Announces Filing Procedures for Recently Granted Third Tranche Section 301 Exclusions
March 30, 2020 by Tim Warren|Customs

CBP added on March 31 the ability in ACE for importers to file entries with recently excluded goods in the third tranche of Section 301 tariffs, it said in a CSMS message. The official Office of the U.S. Trade Representative notice for the exclusions was published on March 26 (see 2003230043). The exclusions are in subheading 9903.88.43. The exclusions are available for any product that meets the description in the Annex to USTR’s notice, regardless of whether the importer filed an exclusion request. The product exclusions apply retroactively to Sept. 24, 2018, and will expire after Aug. 7, 2020. The CSMS message also includes a summary of Section 301 duties that shows information on each tranche of tariffs and granted product exclusions.

Topics:Customs duty
APHIS Now Accepting Electronic Phytosanitary Certificates
March 30, 2020 |Customs

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and CBP will now “accept electronically produced versions of phytosanitary certificates” for imported plants and plant products, CBP said in a CSMS message. “Importers and brokers may upload the electronic documents to the Automated Commercial Environment using the Document Imaging System or provide them by other means, such as email attachments,” it said. “Acceptable phytosanitary certificates include scanned copies of original certificates, electronic certificates created through a participating country’s ePhyto system, or signed paper forms. Certificates should be legible and include APHIS-required statements. In addition, we will allow precleared consignments to be accompanied by an email from APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) with an electronic copy of PPQ Form 203 attached, if the original form is not available,” APHIS said.

Topics:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
CBP Allowing Flexibility for In-Bond Shipment Timing
March 24, 2020 |Customs

CBP will be allowing for flexibility for in-bond shipment requirements upon requests from the trade, said Armando Taboada, who oversees trade operations at the Laredo Field Office, during a conference call on March 24. Asked whether there can be leniency for in-bond time frames in 19 CFR 18.1, Taboada said yes and that CBP knows that the local business shutdowns have created many issues. “One thing we are asking, that if you are going ask for an extension, that it be addressed to the port director at the affected port of entry,” he said. CBP will document those requests in ACE, he said. CBP also said it will continue to provide Fast and Secure Trade program benefits even for FAST cards that are expired. That's because CBP has shut down its Trusted Traveler Program enrollment centers, leaving FAST drivers unable to renew.

CBP to Accept Electronic Submission of Some Veterinary Health Certificates During COVID-19 Pandemic
March 23, 2020 |Customs

CBP agriculture specialists will accept electronic submissions of all import documents, including veterinary health certificates, via the ACE Document Image System (DIS) for some products, CBP New York said in an informational pipeline dated March 23. The new policy, meant to address concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, will remain in effect through May 16, CBP New York said.

Topics:Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)