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Philadelphia CBP Discovers Two Pest Species Unfamiliar to the U.S.
June 11, 2015 |Customs

CBP recently stopped two newly identified species of insects in imported produce shipments, the agency said in a June 8 press release (here). The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the shipments, a species of weevil and a species of grasshopper, were not previously seen in the U.S. CBP called for fumigation of all the shipments, excluding plantains, it said.

Kerlikowske Heads to Brussels for WCO Elections
June 11, 2015 |Customs

CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske will meet with customs officials from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in Brussels as part of a trip to the city for World Customs Organization elections, said an agency spokeswoman (here). He will attend the WCO Council Meeting to take part in the elections of several WCO positions, said CBP. CBP's Ana Hinojosa is up for the position of Director of Compliance and Facilitation (see 1505070040). Kerlikowske will also sign a Cooperation Agenda with Canada Border Services Agency President Luc Portelance during the visit, she said. He will also sit in on a law enforcement working group when he arrives in the Hague, Netherlands, and meet with the Director of Europol, Rob Wainwright, said the spokeswoman.

CBP Working to Fix ACE Air Manifest Integration Issues
June 11, 2015 |Customs

CBP is working to fix some system integration issues that followed the transition to the Automated Commercial Environment for air manifest filing, said the agency in a CSMS message (here). The problems involve invalid firms codes and other messages, said CBP. "Resolution of these issues is a top priority for CBP," said CBP. "ACE programmers are working as quickly as possible to resolve these critical issues as they are identified. To further facilitate the transition, our Air Manifest operational support staffing is being extended through Sunday, June 14."

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)