U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of April 9.
Tim Warren
Timothy Warren, Executive Managing Editor, Communications Daily. He previously led the International Trade Today editorial team from the time it was purchased by Warren Communications News in 2012 through the launch of Export Compliance Daily and Trade Law Daily. Tim is a 2005 graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts and lives in Maryland with his wife and three kids.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said there was an incident in ACE M1 Production on April 10 between the hours of 1 a.m. and 4:15 a.m. EST that resulted in some Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages failing for 096 RUN HAS BEEN TERMINATED errors. CBP said the issue has been resolved and to re-submit any input jobs that resulted in that message.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources said the first phase of Document Image System (DIS) testing for importers and brokers using ACE began on April 6. CBP also released a February 23 Implementation Guide for Messaging Interface between International Trade Data System Trade Partners and the CBP Document Image System (DIS) for importers and brokers. The document, numbered ITDS-DIS-IG-1.2.6, says For Official Use Only. CBP recently began the first phase of DIS testing for Importers and Brokers using ACE.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted an April 2012 presentation on its progress with various ACE capabilities and other projects, such as the Document Image System, PGA Message Set, e-Manifest: rail and Sea (M1), ACE Truck, Automated Export Processing etc. With this update, CBP provides an outline of its goals for 2012 and beyond.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is requesting additional comments by May 10, 2012 on an existing information collection requirement, the Application for Extension of Bond for Temporary Importation (CBP Form 3173). CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this form with no change to the burden hours or to the form itself.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection for Field Operations at the Port of New York/Newark will continue to use the Red Hook Container Terminal for all types of examinations until January 8, 2017. That office issued an Informational Pipeline providing updated information on the Centralized Exam Stations (CES) selected to perform examinations of seaport cargo. The pipeline message said the CBP and Port Authority of New York/New Jersey recently agreed to increase security and improve infrastructure at the terminal. The terminal has been used as a CES in addition to the four other stations under a January 7, 2012 agreement, which was scheduled to expire after 90-days on April 7, 2012.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will change ‘Always “:” (colon)’ to ‘Preferred “:” (colon)’ in Element ISA16 as of April 9 for the following sets of Ocean and Rail X12:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a final rule making technical corrections to CBP's regulations to reflect the repeal of one of the underlying statuary authorities regarding petitions for relief from a fine, penalty, forfeiture, or liquidated damages under a law administered by CBP. The rule doesn't change Administrative petitioning rights because CBP has other existing statutory authority for these provisions. The rule also amends regulations to reflect changes in delegation authority as effected by the transfer of CBP to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and makes non-substantive editorial and nomenclature changes.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is requesting comments by May 2, 2012 on an existing information collection on Importers of Merchandise Subject to Actual Use Provisions. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the burden hours or to the information collected.