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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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New Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum Take Effect March 23, CBP Will be 'Closely Monitoring' Compliance
March 22, 2018 |Customs

CBP will be "closely monitoring importers’ compliance with the Section 232 measures," which take effect on March 23, a CBP spokesman said. "CBP will enforce the remedies imposed by the President under Section 232 on imports of steel and aluminum from covered countries into the United States," he said. "Companies will be responsible for paying the tariff while their exclusion is under consideration. Imports subject to these measures will be processed through CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entry processing system, which CBP uses to determine admissibility and duty requirements for imported goods."

Topics:Customs duty, Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Section 232 Tariffs
FDA Won't Enforce FSVP Requirements on Live Cattle, Swine and Poultry Imported for Slaughter
March 21, 2018 |Top News

The Food and Drug Administration will not enforce Foreign Supplier Verification Program regulations for many live animals imported for consumption as food regulated by the Agriculture Department, it said in a guidance document issued March 21. “We will not expect FSVP importers of live animals that are slaughtered and processed at USDA-inspected establishments subject to USDA-administered HACCP requirements (or state-inspected establishments subject to equivalent requirements) to meet any of the FSVP requirements,” FDA said.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), CBP CROSS Rulings, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
NMFS Extends Grace Period for New Seafood ACE Filing Requirements Until April 9
March 19, 2018 |Commerce Dept.

The National Marine Fisheries Service is extending by an additional two days a grace period for new filing requirements on high-risk seafood imports (see 1712190028), CBP said in a CSMS message. Originally set to end April 7 (see 1802080025), NMFS is extending the “informed compliance period” for Seafood Import Monitoring Program ACE filing requirements until April 9 “to establish its conclusion on a weekday.” The extension “was determined to be in the best interest of trade and NMFS,” allowing “more resource availability of NMFS and CBP support personnel to confer with and assist trade should there be any release issues,” the CSMS message said. “Beginning April 9, filings for products flagged for NMFS SIM (NM8) data, with no SIMP data, that are incomplete, or that contain erroneous SIM PGA data, must be corrected before they will be accepted.”

More Details Needed on Future of ACE, CBP Considering Options for Collections, GAO Says
March 15, 2018 by Tim Warren|Top News

CBP and other involved agencies should finalize an "interagency approach to managing ACE that includes processes for prioritizing enhancements and sharing system costs," the Government Accountability Office said in a March 14 report. CBP is also considering keeping multiple options for how to move forward with the collections function, which has yet to move from the Automated Commercial System to ACE, GAO said. "CBP officials stated that the agency will continue to link the newly deployed post-release capabilities to collections in ACS while deciding how to proceed."

Topics:Customs duty, Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Drawback, Lacey Act, CBP CROSS Rulings, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Forced Labor