CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP is unlikely to make new adverse inferences about companies that are unaware of antidumping or countervailing duty evasion allegations and don't respond to information requests, said Carrie Owens, acting CBP director of operations for Enforce and Protect Act and E-Allegations. Owens discussed the EAPA procedures and the use of adverse inference (see 1608190014) during a panel at the East Coast Trade Symposium on Dec. 2. "If a party is not aware it is being requested information pursuant to an EAPA investigation, my personal view is I'm unsure how we would then apply an adverse inference to that," she said. That includes responsiveness to Customs Form 28 that CBP may issue as part of the investigation, Owens said.
All drawback claims must be filed in ACE beginning on Jan. 14, 2017, CBP said in an update to its frequently asked questions on ACE drawback (here). “Yes, all types of drawback claims must be submitted in ACE starting on Saturday January 14, 2017,” CBP said, answering a question on whether manufacturing drawback claims must be submitted on that date. Open Automated Commercial System drawback claims submitted shortly before the transition will be migrated to ACE, it said in another recently added answer. CBP is also looking to move its other post-release capabilities into ACE in mid-January, a CBP spokeswoman said, without giving a firm date. "CBP is targeting mid-January for the deployment and mandatory transition of the remaining post-release capabilities, including drawback, reconciliation, liquidation, duty deferral, collections and statements. The precise date of deployment/mandatory transition is dependent on the publication of the liquidation Final Rule," she said. "CBP will issue additional guidance on the precise date of deployment/mandatory transition in the near future."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP expanded its test of automation and prepayment of commercial truck single-crossing fees as part of an effort to eliminate cash and credit card collections, the agency said in a news release (here). Previously only at the Buffalo, Detroit and El Paso ports (see 1605020013), the program will now be available at all commercial land border crossings, it said. “Providing the trucking industry with an online payment option will ultimately decrease wait times and allow CBP officers to focus more closely on enforcement issues,” said Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations Todd Owen.
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CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
The Food and Drug Administration is adopting the flexible approach urged by industry for filing in ACE of some data elements that may not be known at time of entry, in its final rule setting ACE filing requirements (here). Data elements for active pharmaceutical ingredients will remain optional, and the agency will continue to allow for a “UNK” intended use code where the intended use code is unknown at time of entry, the final rule said. However, FDA declined to allow more time for implementation of new ACE requirements, setting an effective date of Dec. 29 despite calls to allow several months for implementation.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is ending its joint “alpha” pilot with CBP to test filing of its partner government agency (PGA) message set in ACE, it said (here). The pilot, which gave filers the option to either transmit PGA message set data elements individually or transmit a single unique identifier referencing a registry, was successful, it said. “Participants primarily chose to file data using the Product Registry and Reference PGA Message Set, although we anticipate that several participants will file using the Full PGA Message Set before the pilot concludes,” CPSC said. CPSC will now turn to reviewing lessons learned and developing its “beta” phase pilot. A CPSC official has said the “beta” pilot will open in 2017 to about 100 participants (see 1606090020). The “alpha” pilot will end on Dec. 31. After that date, filers will no longer be allowed to transmit CPSC data in ACE, and “CBP will undertake efforts to reject or prevent” such filing.