CBP is delaying by one month its upcoming requirement to submit data on country of smelt and cast on entry summaries for imports of aluminum and aluminum derivative products, it said in a CSMS message March 30. Previously scheduled to take effect April 10 in line with an executive order setting new tariffs on Russian aluminum, the new ACE requirements will now take effect May 10. The tariffs themselves will still take effect April 10, CBP said.
CBP is delaying new entry summary requirements to report the countries of smelt and cast for imports of aluminum and aluminum derivatives by 30 days to “allow additional time for the trade to update their software programming and systems to comply with these new reporting requirements,” CBP said in a March 30 CSMS message.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP’s interpretation of the drawback statute and programming of its ACE Drawback Module led to an "absurd" rejection of substitution unused merchandise drawback eligibility for an importer of civil aviation equipment that disregards the basic structure of the tariff schedule, Spirit Aerosystems said in a March 24 motion for summary judgment at the Court of International Trade (Spirit Aerosystems v. U.S., CIT # 20-00094).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP posted the following documents ahead of the March 29 Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting:
CBP expects to deploy its Silicon Valley Innovation Program project on the use of blockchain for pipeline oil and gas in late 2024, the agency said in a document posted ahead of the March 29 meeting of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee. The new capability, which is being developed by CBP’s Petroleum, Natural Gas and Minerals Center of Excellence and Expertise and trade modernization office alongside the DHS Silicon Valley Initiative, will use “distributed ledger-based software to qualify pipeline-borne crude oil and natural gas” for USMCA treatment, the document said. “If deployed as expected in late 2024, this will likely be the first active component of ACE 2.0,” CBP said.
Software developers voiced concerns March 16 over whether they can meet a tight April 10 deadline for new country of smelt and cast information on entry summaries for aluminum products (see 2303090060). Speaking on the agency’s bi-weekly ACE trade call, developers urged CBP to develop a “work around” in the event that trade systems aren’t ready on the effective date of the new requirement.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: