CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP will delay the deployment of the CBP Form 5106 in the Automated Broker Interface if the partial federal government remains shut down as of Feb. 1, said John Leonard, CBP executive director-trade policy and programs, during a Jan. 16 conference call with industry. CBP recently set a concrete deployment date of Feb. 9 for its upcoming ACE Form 5106 input process (see 1811130052) and posted a draft version of the form (see 1812240003). "If we are happily open by Feb. 1, we will proceed with a Feb. 9 deployment for the 5106."
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
The partial federal government shutdown is preventing the Environmental Protection Agency's review of vehicle import compliance and paper notices of arrival for pesticides. "EPA personnel are not excepted from the shutdown for the purpose of making compliance determinations or otherwise advising CBP on the compliance of any such vehicles and engines," according to one automatic response from an EPA employee contacted by email. "In the case of any urgent need for CBP to discuss a matter with the EPA regarding the importation of vehicles and engines subject to the Clean Air Act, please contact Evan Belser at belser.evan@epa.gov or 202-564-6850. Mr. Belser is the Chief of the Vehicle and Engines Enforcement Branch at EPA HQ, and is excepted for the limited purpose of managing any such correspondence."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
The ongoing partial federal government shutdown is causing some confusion for the trade community on tariff classification. CBP’s last tariff update in the Automated Broker Interface came on Dec. 19 (see 1812190004), but the International Trade Commission has not yet issued its annual update to the online Harmonized Tariff Schedule (see 1901020021). Further complicating matters, a presidential proclamation making more changes to the HTS is now set for publication on Jan. 7 (see 1812270038).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
All the quota openings for Jan. 2, including the Section 232 quotas on steel and aluminum, "appear to be operating normally," according to a National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America description of CBP's recent call with industry about trade processing during the federal government shutdown. "CBP stated that they are sorting through the funding lapse on legal and administrative processes, but that the trade should go ahead and meet any deadlines due to CBP," according to the NCBFAA. During the shutdown, "the ACE Help Desk and the ACE Accounts Service Desk are manned by contractors who are already funded," the NCBFAA said. "The Trade Remedy and Entry Summary mailboxes will also still be monitored." Rulings will not be issued during the shutdown, but CBP import specialists at the Centers of Excellence and Expertise are still at work and will be issuing and reviewing responses to CBP Forms 28 and 29. CBP Fines, Penalties and Forfeiture officers are also still on the job. Asked about other agencies, CBP said it is not its "intention to hold cargo, and they intend to conditionally release."