CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP is proposing to amend its regulations on Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) import requirements to provide for electronic filing of TSCA certifications in ACE, eliminate paper-based blanket TSCA certifications, and clarify and add certain definitions, it said (here). CBP’s proposed rule would require that importers of chemicals submit electronic positive and negative TSCA certifications in ACE “or any other CBP-authorized electronic data interchange system.” Importers would also have to submit additional information on the certifying individual, including name, phone number and email address, to “facilitate the resolution of issues related to particular shipments.” The proposed rule would also allow importers to submit electronic notices of exportation and abandonment if their shipment is refused entry. According to CBP, publication of the final rule implementing these changes will coincide with the conclusion of the ongoing ACE filing pilot of TSCA import data required by the Environmental Protection Agency.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Food and Drug Administration should keep as optional in ACE several data elements that can be difficult for import filers to obtain, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in comments to the agency dated Aug. 22 (here). Though importers know submission of certain data elements, like active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and intended use, can speed FDA processing of their entries, some filers, particularly in land and air environments, don’t have the information at the time their entries are filed, the NCBFAA said. The trade group’s comments, which also include calls to revise definitions and the way value data is submitted, come in response to FDA’s July 1 proposed rule to codify its ACE requirements (see 1606300020).
The Food and Drug Administration released a guide (here) on "rejects from FDA that are passed to the filer in the ACE Cargo Release Status Notification (SO) or the Status Notification for Stand-alone PE Data Submission (PO) transactions," CBP said in a CSMS message (here). "This document details the reject messages FDA sends if the Agency receives an entry with: missing data, data in an incorrect format, or certain data that is incorrect and prevents further processing," the FDA said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Several trade groups offered support and small tweaks in comments on a proposed rulemaking from the Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) meant to support the International Trade Data System (ITDS) (see 1606200029). Commenters on the proposed changes, which would revise electronic Certificates of Label Approval (COLA) filing and other regulations, didn't lodge any major concerns within the submissions (here). "With a few 'builds,' we believe that the components set forth in this proposal will streamline the import process and facilitate electronic filings," the Distilled Spirits Council (DSC) said in its comments (here).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP will allow for another 30 days for comments on the agency's proposal to collect information related to ACE protest filer accounts (see 1606130012), CBP said in a notice (here). CBP will require data on the organization, the ACE account owner and points of contact for protest filer accounts, it said.
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