CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP on July 13 posted its partner government agency (PGA) message set implementation guide (here) for the National Marine Fisheries Service's Seafood Import Monitoring Program, it said in a CSMS message (here). The final rule, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2018, requires the filing of additional data elements, and also sets record-keeping and permit requirements, for certain species of seafood (see 1612080014). CBP says it will implement the new PGA message set requirements in the ACE certification environment for testing "no later than the first week of October 2017." The agency will deploy the PGA message set in the ACE production environment in November 2017 "for restricted filer/piloting/testing," followed by full deployment when filing is required in January 2018, it said.
The Federal Communications Commission will end its requirement to file FCC Form 740 import declarations for radio frequency (RF) devices with CBP at the time of entry, it said in a July 13 press release (here). Elimination of the filing requirement, as expected (see 1706280065), will take effect upon publication of the FCC's rule in the Federal Register. The FCC has waived the requirement to file Form 740 since July 2016 to facilitate the transition to electronic filing in ACE (see 1510200035).
Agricultural trade could have a greater chance than other sectors in North America of being reshaped through NAFTA renegotiations, National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) lobbyist Jon Kent said July 11 during a webinar. “That’s, I think, where we’re most concerned about maintaining the status quo, and there’s a reasonable amount of contention between all three countries” party to the agreement, Kent said. Promoting free data flows will be another major issue of renegotiation, and the high-tech industry is likely to weigh in “very affirmatively” on the topic, but the U.S. will seek to adjust several parts of the agreement merely “around the edges,” he said.
The National Marine Fisheries Service announced a series of meetings to discuss new import filing and record-keeping requirements under its Seafood Import Monitoring Program (here). The meetings will also cover the program’s provisions and implementation, the related NMFS ACE filing pilot, as well as traceability data and supply chain record-keeping requirements set by the final rule, which was issued in December and begins taking effect in January 2018 (see 1612080014). The first four meetings will be held in: Long Beach, California, on July 13; Seattle on July 18; Elizabeth, New Jersey, on July 20; and Miami on July 25. “Additional public meetings in the U.S. and abroad may be added and will be announced online at least one week in advance of the meeting(s) at www.iuufishing.noaa.gov,” NMFS said.
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CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP released notices about the delay to mandatory use of ACE for drawback and duty deferral entries and entry summaries (here), as well as changes to reconciliation and post-summary corrections and periodic monthly statements (here). All are "delayed until further notice," CBP said. The notices don't include any information about the delay beyond what CBP already announced this week (see 1706270049).