As a proposed expansion of import data required under the Seafood Import Monitoring Program heads to conference as part of the House-passed America Competes Act, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America’s Matt Lahar testified to Congress April 7 that the provisions would be a difficult lift for both importers and the federal government.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The reinstated Section 301 tariff exclusions won't be available in ACE until April 12, CBP said in a CSMS message. Exclusions in "classification 9903.88.67 will be available in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) as of 7 a.m. eastern standard time, April 12, 2022," it said. The agency message is an update to a previous message that said the reinstated exclusions would be available in ACE April 7 (see 2204010079).
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CBP disagreed with several assertions made by the DHS Office of Inspector General in a new report that questions CBP's oversight of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise. "When combined with inadequate procedural guidance for the Centers, there is heightened risk of importers illicitly attempting to avoid paying duties and fees and circumventing trade practices, defrauding the Federal Government, and undermining lawful business," the OIG said. "Further, unreliable data from information systems hinders CBP’s ability to inform legislation, policies, and programs to improve them and make them more efficient."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Section 301 product exclusions have been reinstated. “The functionality for the acceptance of the reinstated product exclusions will be available in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) as of 7:00 am eastern standard time, April 7, 2022,” CBP said in guidance released March 31. “To request a refund of Section 301 duties paid on previous imports of products granted duty exclusions by the USTR, importers may file a Post Summary Correction (PSC) if within the PSC filing timeframe,” the agency said. “If the entry is beyond the PSC filing timeframe, importers may protest the liquidation if within the protest filing timeframe.”
CBP aims to start development of “ACE 2.0” in 2025, building off the work going into CBP’s 21st Century Customs Framework (21CCF) and the legislative framework that emerges from that effort, said Gail Kan, CBP acting executive director for trade policy and programs, during a meeting of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee March 31.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: