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CBP Details Plan for ACE Statements
September 20, 2016 |Customs

CBP released a detailed plan for moving collections and statement capabilities to ACE from the Automated Commercial System (here). "While the movement of collections and statement capabilities from ACS to ACE requires fundamental changes in the way collections are processed, there will be little change in the way payments are received from Trade members," CBP said. "However, these changes will be reflected in the way that statements are processed and presented to members of the trade." CBP will deploy the collections and statement and collections capabilities on Oct. 29 (see 1609070049).

CBP Issues Forced Labor Withhold Release Order
September 19, 2016 |Customs

CBP recently issued a new withhold release order due to suspicions of goods made by forced labor, said CBP's list of such orders (here). The Sept. 16 order applies to "Peeled Garlic" made by "Hongchang Fruits & Vegetable Products Co., Ltd." The order follows the recent elimination of an exemption to a ban on imported goods made by forced labor (see 1602260049).

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CBP Stops Another Big Shipment of Illegal Chinese Honey
September 15, 2016 |Customs

CBP seized 132 drums of illegally imported honey from China on Aug. 12, the agency said in a news release (here). CBP import specialists in Miami seized the 42 tons of honey following work with ICE's Homeland Security Investigations, CBP said. The honey was "falsely declared as originating from Taiwan to evade anti-dumping duties applicable to Chinese-origin honey," CBP said. "The evaded anti-dumping duties on this shipment of Chinese honey would be nearly $180,299 based on the rates imposed by the U.S. Department of Commerce, had CBP not intervened. Prior to seizing the smuggled honey, samples were sent to the CBP Laboratory for analysis, where it was determined that the honey had a greater than 99 percent probability match with honey originating from China."