CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Quota processing for quota entry summary lines with three or more Harmonized Tariff Schedule codes will require manual input by CBP, the agency said in a CSMS message. That situation may occur "if the line is properly classified with two chapter 99 HTS codes (a section 301 HTS and a quota HTS) and the commodity HTS," it said. "Until a programming fix can be implemented, once you have successfully transmitted into ACE a summary including a quota line with three or more HTS codes, please email your entry details to HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov and your assigned Client Representative for assistance," the agency said.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- CBP is now at the point where importers can finally make claims for excise tax refunds under the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act, said John Leonard, CBP executive director-trade policy and programs, on Oct. 19 at the Western Cargo Conference. A CSMS message sent by the agency on Oct. 16 had detailed instructions for submitting additional documentation in the Document Image System (DIS) to support claims (see 1810150010).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Treasury Department published its fall 2018 regulatory agenda for CBP. The agenda includes one new rulemaking involving the Craft Beverage Modernization Act. The agency will try to issue an interim final rule by December this year that "eliminates a restriction pertaining to CBP’s authority to refund excessive duties, taxes, fees, or interest imposed on distilled spirits, wine, and beer," it said.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- A recent change to ACE processing of absolute quota entries marks a “big improvement,” especially for West Coast importers, said Pauline Hogue, program manager-trade at CBP’s Los Angeles Field Office, at the Western Cargo Conference on Oct. 19. A switch from daily batch processing to hourly processing (see 1809180015) means quota entries are processed throughout the day, and any cargo that arrived after 4:30 p.m. Pacific time will no longer have to sit until the next batch is processed the following evening Eastern time. Now such shipments will be processed at 9:45 a.m. Pacific time the following morning. The change came as part of the deployment in ACE of absolute quota functionality, which hadn’t been initially included because absolute quotas hadn’t existed for almost a decade until they were imposed as part of country-specific deals to end Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- CBP’s revised Form 5106 importer ID requirements are currently getting “final approvals” from the Office of Management and Budget and should be coming “sooner rather than later,” said John Leonard, executive director for CBP Trade Policy and Programs, on Oct. 19. The majority of brokers don’t have to be too worried about the changes, seeing that most compliant brokers are already meeting the revised requirements anyway, Leonard said, speaking at the Western Cargo Conference.