CBP is looking for volunteer importers and their filers to participate in an upcoming pilot that will combine the Simplified Entry (SE) filing with selected data elements from the Participating Government Agency (PGA) Message Set, the agency said in a CSMS message Aug. 21. The focus will be cut flowers imported by air through the Miami Airport.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP said in a CSMS message new edits have been added to E214s when containing air waybills. The E214 system for Foreign Trade Zone participants will check Air AMS for a split indicator on all air waybills transmitted in an E214.
Messaging responses for Importer Security Filing (ISF) stand alone messages in the X12 format have been inconsistent, said CBP in a CSMS message. CBP posted the 355 and 350 messages for ISF transactions to clarify this messaging, it said. There is a format change from ACS. ACS response messages were in X12 4010 format and these response messages in ACE will be in X.12 5040 format. This only applies to stand alone ISF messages in ACE. Currently, 350 response messages for ISF stand alone transmissions are being returned in 5040 format and 355 messages are being returned in 4010 format. On September 5, 2012 CBP will be transitioning the 355 messages from 4010 to 5040 format. For those already processing ISF responses from ACE, the only change in the message itself is the change from 4010 to 5040. The entire body of the message will remain the same.
In the Aug. 15 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 34), CBP published two notices of revocation and one notice of modification of rulings and treatment regarding the tariff classification of saddle blankets and vacuum hoses.
The U.S. should apply the CBP U.S-Canadian "Beyond the Border" approach to the Southern Border to facilitate trade and travel with Mexico, said CBP Deputy Commissioner Thomas Winkowski during a meeting on U.S.-Mexico competitiveness hosted in Laredo by the Council of the Americas. Winkowski also spoke of transforming the way CBP does business and pushing the borders outward, according to CBP press release.
CBP posted an updated document regarding the mutual recognition of Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) and foreign industry partnership programs.
CBP posted transcripts, questions and answers, and polling results from recent Webinars focused on the “Role of the Broker” and update to 19 CFR Parts 111 rules. A schedule of the Webinar is (here).
CBP issued its Aug. 22 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 35), which contains 4 notices of the following ruling actions:
Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Aug. 10 with 428 rulings, bringing the total number of searchable rulings to 173571. The most recent ruling is dated 08/09/2012.