On May 11, 2010, the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) met in Philadelphia, PA to discuss a variety of trade issues. Highlights of the discussions include:
Minutes from the March 9, 2010 through April 20, 2010 meetings of the COAC Trade Facilitation Subcommittee have recently been posted to CBP’s Web site. During these meetings, the Subcommittee addressed a number of trade facilitation issues, highlights of which include:
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that ACE entry summary filing under application code AE requires cargo certification when the entry is first transmitted if Remote Location Filing will be requested by the filer. ACE also requires the cargo certification on every subsequent transmission of the RLF entry number. (CSMS #10-000119, dated 05/10/10, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17900&page=&srch_argv=10-000119&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that it has posted the following revised ACE ABI CATAIR Chapters: Entry Summary Create/Update and Importer/Bond Query. CBP has also updated its Introduction and Getting Started section of the ACE ABI CATAIR. CBP has updated its ACE ABI CATAIR change record to reflect the changes made in these sections. (CSMS #10-000114, dated 05/06/10, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17896&page=&srch_argv=10-000114&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
CBP has posted an updated version of its ACE At-a-Glance fact sheet. (Fact sheet, posted 05/04/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/printer_fact_sheets/ace_print_sheets/esar_cbp_factsht.ctt/esar_cbp_factsht.pdf)
CBP has posted an Excel spreadsheet providing details on ACE programming issues. The spreadsheet includes the issue number, date opened, description, status, scheduled delivery date, and comments. (Spreadsheet, posted 05/03/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/programming_issues.ctt/programming_issues.xls)
CBP has issued the April 2010 ACE Trade Account Owner (TAO) Update. The update covers CBP forms not posting to the "Task List," ACE Reports fixes and tips, information on Cargo Control & Release, etc. (TAO updated, issued 04/30/10, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/docs/17889_238154990/April_2010_TAO_Update_v5.pdf)
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that it has posted an A2.3.1a FAQ document. This document provides answers to questions on the new ACE ESAR A2.3.1a capabilities including new Portal and EDI capabilities specific to the filing and processing of AD/CVD entries (also know as type 03 entries) and AD/CVD Case Management. (CSMS #10-000106, dated 04/29/10, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17888&page=&srch_argv=&srchtype=&btype=&sortby=&sby)
CBP has posted an updated version of its ACE application form. (Form, posted 05/03/10, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/ace_app_info/ace_portal_app.ctt/ace_portal_app.pdf)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message stating that ABI Importer/Bond Query (Application Identifier KI) queries will now return results for new bond activity codes.