International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for June 20-24 in case they were missed.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP outlined transition procedures for entries and entry summaries subject to quota that will be required to be filed in ACE beginning on July 23, in a notice to trade recently posted to its website (here). Starting on that date, entries and entry summaries associated with entry types 02, 07, 12, 21, 22 31, 32, 34 and 38 must be filed in ACE, along with entries and entry summaries of types 06 and 23 that include quota merchandise (non-quota type 06 and 23 entries are already required in ACE).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Food and Drug Administration is going on the offensive to get filers left behind by the agency’s recent ACE deadline on board with the new system, said Doug Stearn, director of FDA’s office of enforcement and import operations, in an interview on June 24. Though the “overwhelming” amount of FDA-regulated imports are now being filed in ACE following the June 15 deadline for FDA entries and entry summaries of entry types 01, 03, 11, 23, 51 and 52, FDA has many smaller filers, some of which have still not made the transition, Stearn said.
Use of ACE for electronic filing continues to steadily increase, a good sign ahead of the planned July 23 mandatory use date for the vast majority of electronic filings, CBP said in a news release (here). "More than 95 percent of all cargo imported into the United States was processed electronically in ACE" as of June 17, the agency said. CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske commended CBP and the Food and Drug Administration for the recent required switch to ACE for FDA entries and entry summaries under entry types 01, 03, 06, 11, 23, 51 and 52 (see 1606160012). “CBP is very pleased with the results of our mandatory ACE transitions to date, including our most recent transition on June 15th," he said. "To ensure trade filers were prepared for this transition, CBP and FDA worked closely to conduct a series of trade filing exercises to iron out any FDA filing issues in advance of June 15th.” The next mandatory use date, July 23, is a major one, with the most remaining entry types -- including those involving quotas (see 1606060019) -- transitioning to ACE.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will revise its regulations to allow for use of the International Trade Data System (ITDS), the agency said in a notice (here). Effective as of June 21, APHIS will remove requirements for paper submissions for import or export of animals, animal products, plant and plant products, it said. "The amendments we are making in this final rule are not to mandate the use of electronic systems or preclude the use of paper documents; rather, they address those instances where our regulations specify a submission method to the exclusion of other methods," APHIS said.
The Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will consider several regulatory changes meant "to clarify and streamline import procedures, and support the implementation of the International Trade Data System," it said in a notice (here). The proposal applies to regulations "governing the importation of distilled spirits, wine, beer and malt beverages, tobacco products, processed tobacco, and cigarette papers and tubes," it said. Comments on the proposal are due by Aug. 22.