U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site the June 2005 issue of its U.S. Customs and Border Protection Modernization newsletter, which discusses, among other things, the fact that a number of companies are using or preparing to use electronic truck manifests (e-Manifests) through Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messaging. Certified carriers include: ABF Freight System, Inc., Brownline Trucking, Celadon Trucking Services, FedEx Custom Critical, and United Parcel Service (UPS). CBP states that certified service providers include: Crimson Logic, MSR Customs Corporation, Oceanwide, Sectra, Smart Border, and ViaSafe. CBP notes that UPS has been submitting truck manifests via EDI since April 2005. See CBP's newsletter for additional articles, including articles on the deployment of ACE to the southern border and the increasing popularity of periodic payment. (ACE June 2005 Modernization newsletter available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/finalnews0605.ctt/finalnews0605.pdf.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of July 5, 2005. This report includes tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain JFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, UAFTA and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA (CFTA) tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report, dated 07/05/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing the creation of a new Portal Support Center effective June 27, 2005. CBP states that the recommendation for a business help desk to support the growing number of users came from the Trade Support Network (TSN) and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) accounts. The Portal Support Center will also support truck carriers who want to use the ACE Secure Data Portal to file their electronic truck manifests.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message regarding Customs brokers and the Periodic Monthly Statement (PMS) bond rider requirement.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site new "Trade Engagement Biweekly Reports" which summarize topics discussed during workshops held to develop the business requirements for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Release 5.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its weekly quota commodity report as of June 20, 2005. This report includes tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on various products such as beef, tuna, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa powder, tobacco, certain JFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, UAFTA and UCFTA TRQs, etc. This report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, CBTPA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA tariff preference levels (TPLs) for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly quota commodity report, dated 06/20/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a document entitled, Answers to Question Cards Submitted at CBP Trade Symposium 2004.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) presentation from the May 2005 Annual American Association of Exporters and Importers (AAEI) conference.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site an update on the International Trade Data System (ITDS) which appears to have been prepared for the May 5, 2005 meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Functions (COAC).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) Office of Information and Technology has posted an updated notice to its Web site, dated 06/08/05, of companies/persons offering Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Electronic Truck Manifest data processing services to the trade community. The June 8, 2005 list includes the name, address, and contact information for the following data processing services: