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CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP answered questions on ACE portal login information and Automated Export System HTS codes in its list of frequently asked questions on Feb. 16 (here). CBP also provided information on Intended Use Codes when submitting Food and Drug Administration data. CBP is sending out weekly FAQs based on its ACE status calls (see 1702010039).
CBP provided some "interim" instructions for Temporary Importation Bond (Type 23) entries while awaiting deployment of related functions in ACE in a Feb. 16 notice from CBP Port Director Jorge Roig for Port Everglades. "With the implementation of [ACE] Cargo Release functionality for all entry types and the subsequent policy decision to no longer require paper CBP Forms 3461 or 7501 at the time of entry, a paperless process is needed for Temporary Importation Bond (TIB) entries to replace the export examination decision and stamp required by CBP regulations," it said. "While a fully electronic transaction is being planned for this functionality, there is no known date of deployment or development. In the interim, the following steps should be taken by CBP and the trade for all Type 23, TIB entries present."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Several agencies have said they are at least willing to consider accepting partner government agency (PGA) data at the time of admission of goods into a foreign-trade zone, said leadership from the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones at the NAFTZ Legislative Summit on Feb. 15 in Washington. Once CBP implements its Form 214 application for FTZ admission form in ACE, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration could use the new capability to accept data before entry, they said.
Some big decisions still need to be made for the delayed post-release ACE deployment that was previously scheduled for Jan. 14 (see 1701110039), said Valerie Neuhart, acting executive director for the CBP Office of Trade Relations. The agency has yet to decide whether it will deploy all of the post-release functions at one time, as was planned, or through multiple deployments, she said. "Is there a decision yet on if it's all together or broken up into some phased approach?" she asked. "Not that I know of," she said. Specific timing also still remains uncertain, though those functionalities will be in place during 2017, she said. Neuhart, who is now in the position previously held by Maria Luisa Boyce (see 1702020063), spoke on Feb. 14 at the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones' Legislative Summit.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP recently "discovered that ACE may be increasing the number of late file cases due to a glitch," a CBP spokeswoman said. The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America first mentioned the issue in a Feb. 13 email to members. CBP told the NCBFAA that it "is investigating the increase in 'late payment' penalties being issued," according to the trade group. "The Fines, Penalties, and Forfeitures (FP&F) field offices have been notified to thoroughly research liquidated damages claims before issuing to ensure that systems-caused late files are not subjected to claims," the NCBFAA said. "CBP will also review previously issued penalties and where warranted, cancel."
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