CBP will prioritize Section 321 filing via the Automated Broker Interface, an update to CBP Form 5106 importer information, and modernizing foreign-trade zone “e214” admissions, among other new and revised functionalities, with the additional $30 million in ACE funding it received in fiscal year 2018 appropriations legislation, CBP said in an announcement on its website May 22.

Proposed new tariffs on products from China will be put "on hold while we try to execute the framework" of a deal with China, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a May 20 interview on Fox News Sunday. "I'm pleased to report that we've made very meaningful progress and we've agreed on a framework, which is important to understand, and the framework includes their agreement to substantially reduce the trade deficit by increasing their purchasing of goods," he said.

President Donald Trump extended exemptions from Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum until June 1 for the European Union, Canada and Mexico. He also announced the U.S. has reached agreements in principle on exemptions from tariffs for Brazil, Argentina and Australia, alongside a final agreement on steel tariffs with South Korea.

Benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) mostly won't apply to goods subject to recently implemented tariffs on solar panels, washing machines, aluminum and steel, said CBP in on its website. President Donald Trump imposed new Section 201 safeguard tariffs on imports of large residential washers and solar cells and modules in January and Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum in March.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released a proposed list of tariffs on some $50 billion worth of Chinese imports. "Sectors subject to the proposed tariffs include industries such as aerospace, information and communication technology, robotics, and machinery," said the USTR in a news release.

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum March 22 instructing the U.S. Trade Representative to ready a list of goods imported from China that will be subject to tariffs because of that country's policies of forced technology transfer, forced joint ventures, intellectual property theft and technology licensing restrictions.

The White House released the full text, including annexes, of Presidential Proclamation 9704 and Presidential Proclamation 9705 setting across-the-board Section 232 tariffs on aluminum and steel, respectively. The proclamations create new subheadings 9903.85.01 and 9903.80.01 for aluminum and steel products covered by the tariffs, as well as new notes to chapter 99 detailing the scope of the Section 232 actions.

CBP doesn't expect the Treasury Department to approve proposed regulations for coming changes to drawback procedures before the Feb. 24 effective date, a CBP spokesman said by email. The changes are the result of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, which allowed for two years of preparation before the drawback overhaul became effective. "CBP will, however, accept TFTEA drawback claims in" ACE, "with processing to occur once the regulations are finalized," the spokesman said.

CBP will split the ACE deployment planned for Dec. 9 into two separate deployments, said Monica Crockett, CBP director-entry summary, accounts and revenue during a Dec. 4 conference call. The agency will push its deployment of statements to Jan. 6, while still deploying e214 foreign-trade zones admissions in ACE and manufacturer ID creation on Dec. 9, she said.

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America filed a petition for reconsideration with the Federal Communications Commission over recent agency rule changes involving radiofrequency device imports.