CBP is requesting comments by Oct. 13 on an existing information collection for cargo container and road vehicle certification for transport under Customs seal. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection without a change to the burden hours or information collected.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Aug. 5-6, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.
CBP will soon begin its pilot testing electronic filing of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partner government agency (PGA) message set data in the Automated Commercial Environment, and is seeking participants from customs brokers and self-filing importers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, it said (here). Participants in the pilot will file data elements found in current paper form HS-7, with supporting documents such as the DOT conformance bond form (DOT HS-474) submitted electronically via a CBP-approved Electronic Data Interchange at any time prior to the arrival of the merchandise, said CBP. Brokers and self-filing importers that want to participate should email Clint Lindsay at Clint.Lindsay@dot.gov or Coleman Sachs at Coleman.Sachs@dot.gov, and should send a copy of that request also to their client representative at CBP’s ACE Business Office, said CBP.
CBP published a quick reference guide (here) on how to apply for an Automated Commercial Environment exporter account. The guide outlines how current ACE users and non-ACE users can apply for the account. The agency recently updated ACE to allow for an "exporter" account type (see 1506290018).
CBP posted two Automated Commercial Environment guides for Partner Government Agency entry information requirements.The ACE PGA Message Set Summary (here) includes a summary of PGA filing requirements. The ACE Harmonized Tariff Schedule PGA Cross Reference Guide (here) outlines the HTS codes associated with PGA entry information requirements.
CBP released the Aug. 5 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 49, No. 31), which contains the following ruling actions (here):
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
A listing of recent antidumping and countervailing duty messages from the Commerce Department posted to CBP's website Aug. 3-4, along with the case number(s) and CBP message number, is provided below. The messages are available by searching for the listed CBP message number at http://adcvd.cbp.dhs.gov/adcvdweb.
CBP is requesting comments by Oct. 5 on an existing information collection for Customs Modernization Act recordkeeping requirements. CBP proposes (here) to extend the expiration date of this information collection without a change to the burden hours or information collected.