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Importers With Outstanding GSP Refunds Should Contact CBP
August 15, 2016 |Customs

Any importers that have “reason to believe” they have not been refunded duties paid due to the recent lapse of the Generalized System of Preferences program should contact Randy Mitchell at randy.mitchell@cbp.dhs.gov to inquire about their case, a CBP spokeswoman said. The agency recently said it has completed the processing of refunds of duties paid during the two-year lapse of GSP prior to its renewal in 2015, refunding approximately $1.31 billion in duties (see 1608080023).

Topics:Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
Clarification: APHIS 'Core' Pilot to End Aug. 15
August 12, 2016 |Customs

Clarification: APHIS will on Aug. 15 end its “core” pilot. After that date, filers will be required to file "electronic entries in ACE with APHIS data and some or all APHIS forms using the method designated on the CBP Web site for the submission of the APHIS data and forms" (see 1607150020).

CBP Issues Harmonized System Update With 2,707 ABI Records, 743 Harmonized Tariff Records
August 12, 2016 |Customs

CBP said it created Harmonized System Update (HSU) 1611 on Aug. 11, containing 2,707 ABI records and 743 harmonized tariff records (here). Modifications include changes to the steel LPC code. This indicator has been re-added to all associated harmonized tariff records, CBP said. Adjustments required by the verification of the 2016 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) are included as well. The modified records can be retrieved electronically via the procedures indicated in the CATAIR. Further information: Jennifer Keeling, Jennifer.Keeling@dhs.gov

Filers May Submit Line-by-Line Changes Electronically After Reconciliation Comes to ACE, CBP Says
August 12, 2016 |Customs

The addition of reconciliation to ACE on Oct. 1 will allow filers to submit line-by-line changes to CBP electronically, rather than a hard copy spreadsheet, Lena Torrence of CBP’s Commercial Operations, Revenue and Entry division said during a recent webinar. The legacy Automated Commercial System currently only allows filers to submit the reconciliation header and association file, but as of Oct. 1 filers will also submit electronically all line-item changes to classification, special classification under tariff heading 9802, value and free-trade agreement eligibility, she said.