CBP will require ACE for reporting all in-bond exports, arrivals and diversions starting July 29, the agency said in a CSMS message. "CBP will no longer accept paper copies of the CBPF 7512 to perform arrival and export functionality," though air shipments will still be exempt from the requirements, it said. "An ACE edit will issue a rejection if these actions are not performed," CBP said. "At this time, no date is set for implementation of the provision requiring the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule number requirement for Immediate Transportation movements." The Automated In-Bond Processing Business Process document is the "official publication which provides both CBP and the trade community with guidance, requirements and responsibilities when processing in-bond cargo," the agency said.
The Food and Drug Administration wasn't getting ACE entries due to "connection problems between FDA and CBP’s systems," CBP said in a June 29 CSMS message. Filers that already submitted Prior Notice through ACE and received confirmation don't need to take further action, CBP said. Filers that haven't received confirmation or have not yet submitted Prior Notice can "wait until the issue is resolved, unless this will cause the prior notice submission to be untimely," CBP said. "Filers who choose this option should understand that they remain responsible under section 801(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under the prior notice final rule for filing timely prior notice." Filers can also provide CBP officers "with evidence to show prior notice was submitted via ACE (e.g. signed copy of the ABI/ACE transmission)" or provide a confirmation page from the Prior Notice System Interface that shows submission.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP will fully transition to its new Cargo Systems Messaging Service platform on July 1, it said in a CSMS message posted to the new platform. The message, which was not posted to CBP’s legacy system, says CBP will no longer update the old website after June 30, though it will remain available as an archive until Sept. 30, 2019, when the old system will be fully shut down.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP is nearly ready to release a new process for accelerated payments of drawback claims while reviews of limited modifications of manufacturing drawback are ongoing, Comstock & Theakston said in a blog post. "CBP can confirm that a process is being developed to address limited modifications and will be issued soon," an agency spokeswoman said. This process "will be important for filers who have significant refund amounts waiting to be distributed," Comstock said.
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
The Court of International Trade on June 21 denied a government motion to dismiss an importer’s denied protest challenge, finding “unreasonable” the government’s position that because some entries were listed in an attachment, rather than in the narrative portion of the protest, the protests of those entries were invalid.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: