U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a spreadsheet that compares the Broker Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) and Carrier Customs Automated Manifest Interface Requirements (CAMIR) codes. The spreadsheet provides the following details for each CAMIR/ANSI X.12 Disposition Code: AMS Message Text; ABI Disposition Code; CATAIR Message Text; ABI Output Record; and ABI Disp. Code. (Spreadsheet, dated 05/25/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/cargo_control/codes.ctt/codes.xls.)
During the May 16, 2006 meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (COAC), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Treasury officials discussed a variety of trade issues with COAC, highlights of which are provided below:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued what it terms "important" guidelines for carriers participating in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) electronic truck manifest (e-manifest) program. Preceding the guidelines is information on CBP's timeline for e-Manifest as well as its explanation of the need for this guidance, which is highlighted below.
CBP has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that its most recent changes to the 2006 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records, Harmonized System (HS) Update (No. 0603) contains changes with respect to:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its web site a notice announcing that due to unexpected programming difficulties that have not been resolved, CBP is delaying the implementation of itse Phase Four Enforcement policy until June 15, 2006 (from May 15, 2006).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its web site announcing that it collected $510.6 million in duties and fees through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) monthly payment feature-which is an estimated 25% of the total duties and fees collected by CBP.
"Change requests" for e-Manifest trucks. A list of change requests/GIF for e-Manifest trucks, their expected completion date, and description. For example, for April 23, 2006, changes were scheduled to (1) allow authorized users to "mass post" as it exists in ACS, (2) enable carriers to authorize multiple parties to supply manifest data via EDI or ACE Portal for same trip, etc. Changes scheduled for June 25, 2006 include creating a hierarchical relationship between the master bill (SCN) to account for each BCN (house) under a SCN (master), etc. (CBP's list of e-Manifest changes, posted 05/08/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/carrier_info/electronic_truck_manifest_info/prog_change_request.ctt/prog_change_request.pdf )
On April 26, 2006, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on "Authorization of Customs and Trade Functions" in order to review the operation of customs and trade functions in the federal government. This review will assist the Finance Committee in preparing legislation to reauthorize those functions.
April 2006 ACE Modernization newsletter. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted the April 2006 issue of its Modernization Monthly newsletter. This issue contains articles on the upcoming expansion of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) to California, the approval for operational use of the screening foundation for modernization of the Automated Targeting System (ATS), etc. (April 2006 Modernization newsletter available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/news_0406.ctt/news_0406.pdf.)
The following are documents which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updates frequently (weekly, monthly, etc.). Updates are listed under "What's New" on its Web site: