CBP will offer training on NAFTA at a North Dakota high school Feb. 15, the agency said. Training will cover completion of the NAFTA certificate of origin, NAFTA qualifying operations, tariff shift, regional value content, and record keeping requirements. The training will also cover U.S. Goods Returned requirements and Automated Cargo Environment ACE entry filing. The NAFTA training will be from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Pembina High School, 155 South 3rd Street, Pembina, N.D.
CBP posted an Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Resource Contact Guide, which lists ACE topics and the appropriate e-mail address or phone number to contact for questions on those topics, as well as hours of operation. CBP also posted information on activating an ACE account (here).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP posted a record of changes for December to the ACE ABI CATAIR (Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements). The changes were to Appendix T (Common In-Bond Errors). The change log is (here). The full CATAIR is (here). The Appendix T is (here).
The January version of CBP's Trade Transformation Update removed some mentions of future plans for Simplified Entry that were included in the December version. The January document also included a list of planned capabilities and their benefits in the Automated Commercial Environment, something CBP has previously released. Otherwise, the document was largely unchanged.
CBP posted a slightly updated “Guidance for Certificates of Reimbursement” for antidumping (AD) duties that gives information on protests, the option for paperless filing using the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), and provides additional information regarding blanket certificates, related parties, deemed liquidations, and certificates for companion countervailing (CV) duties. The new version makes clear paper certificates are still acceptable. The update adds to the significant revisions CBP made to the guidance in March.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
LAS VEGAS -- CBP is moving toward testing the preinspection of cargo that would eliminate the need for going through a port of entry, said CBP Chief Operating Officer Tom Winkowski. That testing, which will go on in New Mexico, is one part of working toward a major reduction in transaction costs at the U.S. border that will be an important step in keeping the country competitive with other rapidly growing nations, Winkowski said Jan. 8 at the CES Government conference. Winkowski didn’t say when the testing might begin.
The January 2013 update to the ACEopedia has been posted on the CBP web site (here). The lengthy document includes an executive summary, ACE overview and business case, capabilities, path toward completion, and other details.
CBP provided advanced notice to some parties about new mitigation guidelines for late-filed petitions, which will take effect Jan. 9. Avalon Risk Management, as a result, is recommending that its broker clients review their open claim inventory to "proactively try to identify any liquidated damage claims that may be considered late due to outstanding document requests, and we will be filing appropriate petitions and/or extensions with CBP" before Jan. 9, it said in a email to clients (here). The bulletin (here) is to be published by CBP Jan. 9, and take effect the same date.