CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Food and Drug Administration seeks comments on its data requirements for imports and electronic entries as it submits them to the Office of Management and Budget for reapproval, FDA said in a notice. The agency seeks comments on the necessity of its ACE filing requirements, their burden on importers and exporters, and ways to improve the information collection. FDA is revising its OMB approval request to add information collected via its weekly entry filing program for foreign-trade zones, as well as information collected by way of the agency's Import Trade Auxiliary Communication System. Comments are due March 3.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP has not updated ACE yet with the extensions granted to six Section 301 exclusions that were set to expire on Dec. 28, the agency said in a CSMS message. “CBP expects the update to be soon after 1/2/2020 and will provide an update when programming is complete and ready to accept transmission of HTS 9903.88.05 on entries with entry dates beyond 12/28/2019,” CBP said. Twenty-five of the original set of Section 301 exclusions expired on Dec. 28 (see 1912190060).
CBP will update ACE with new special program indicator “JP” for goods eligible under the U.S.-Japan FTA on Jan. 14, the agency said in a CSMS message. While the FTA enters into force on Jan. 1 (see 1912270025), through Jan. 13 “importers must pay duties on qualifying goods under the Agreement and request a preferential tariff retroactive claim by filing a post summary correction (PSC) to request the duty refund,” CBP said. For preferential treatment under the FTA, the country of origin and country of export must by “JP,” CBP said. Once ACE is updated, “the Special Program indicator 'JP' must be placed before the eligible tariff number to make the claim,” it said. “Claims for preferential treatment under this Agreement are not exempt from the merchandise processing fee (class code 499 and class code 311).”
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Fish and Wildlife Service tariff flags are expected to be enforced in ACE for all filers in October 2020, CBP said in a CSMS message. CBP posted the final FWS ACE Implementation Guide on Dec. 18, it said, and plans to make the FWS code available in CBP’s ACE certification environment on March 2. “This document is final and trade users can begin coding accordingly,” CBP said. “The associated FWS samples will be posted soon.” The ACE production pilot will begin April 4, 2020, CBP said. “CBP and FWS are working on a Federal Register Notice with additional details about the FWS Production Pilot,” the message said.
CBP added on Dec. 19 the ability in ACE for importers to file entries with recently excluded goods in the third tranche of Section 301 tariffs, it said in a CSMS message. Filers of imported products that were granted an exclusion (see 1912130028) should report the regular Chapters 03, 08, 21, 48, 54, 56, 73, 76, 83, 84, 85, 87 and 94, CBP said in the message. “Importers shall not submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTS number for the Section 301 duties when” subheading 9903.88.36 is submitted, CBP said.
The end-of-the-year appropriations compromise worked out between the House and Senate will add tens of millions of dollars for trade enforcement and port technology. The bill, which is expected to pass the Senate by Dec. 20 and has already passed the House of Representatives, will also spend $54 million for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.