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The Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) is the CBP's electronic system through which the international trade community reports imports and exports and the government determines admissibility.

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WTO Says US Customs, Trade Remedy Policies Continue Unchanged
December 19, 2016 |International Sources

U.S. policy for customs valuation, import licensing and rules of origin, as well as the U.S. trade remedy regime and a range of other trade policies, have gone unchanged since the last U.S. trade policy review in 2014 at the World Trade Organization, the WTO said in a summary (here). U.S. efforts to implement the single-window International Trade Data System by Dec. 31, activities to roll out ACE and work on simplified entry and trusted trader programs indicate a "long-standing" U.S. commitment to open trade policies, the WTO said. Antidumping and countervailing duties investigations rose between 2014 and 2015, with most AD investigations concentrated in the steel industry, the WTO added in its full report (here). Tariffs above 25 percent most commonly apply to agricultural, footwear and textile products, the WTO said.

Topics:Customs duty, Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Drawback, CBP CROSS Rulings, World Trade Organization (WTO), Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), Reciprocal tariffs
Port of Savannah Detained Shipments Over Possible Forced Labor Connections, Kerlikowske Says
December 16, 2016 |Customs

The Port of Savannah has detained two shipments over possible forced labor involvement since March, CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske said during a Dec. 15 speech in Savannah (here). "The first shipment was Stevia (ultimately released) and second was a shipment of Beedies (Indian cigarettes) that was excluded due to violations of Food and Drug Administration labeling requirements," according to his prepared remarks. Kerlikowske also reviewed various CBP accomplishments during the past year, including the use of ACE and the Centers of Excellence and Expertise.

Topics:Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT), Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Forced Labor
FWS Reinstates Designated Port Exception Permit, Allowing Entries at Unstaffed Ports
December 14, 2016 |Other U.S.

The Fish and Wildlife Service will again issue Designated Port Exception Permits (DPEP) to authorize entries at ports with no FWS staff present, it said in a bulletin issued Dec. 13 (here). The agency had done away with the permits in October (see 1610240012), but “due to feedback received from the trade, the Service has rescinded that decision,” it said. FWS "has begun the process of consulting with CBP to determine the necessary programming changes to ACE needed to implement the DPEP process,” it said. Changes may not be complete until February, it said. Until ACE is updated, importers will not be able to pilot in ACE with the FWS at non-staffed port locations, but they will be able to obtain clearance at non-staffed ports through eDecs, FWS said. Trade groups had asked FWS to reinstate the permits (see 1611140019 and 1612050011).