CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP will on Jan. 27 deploy an update to the timing of entry type 86 release messages in the air environment in ACE, the agency said in a CSMS message on Jan. 17. The update will modify the timing of the automatic release message for "non-express air cargo for Entry Type 86" to make sure that CBP has sufficient time to review the entries and notify filers of holds, CBP said. Specifically, release messages for type 86 entries won't be sent until a flight has arrived, rather than being sent when the flight departs, preventing entry type 86 cargo "from being released outside of port hours," CBP said in a trade information notice released last month..
A new update on the “ACE Tips for Filing EPA Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)” tip sheet has been made available, CBP said in a CSMS message on Jan. 16. The tip sheet clarifies that either an ASHRAE number or the CAS number(s) with percent composition are required. Filers shouldn't submit both the ASHRAE and the CAS numbers, CBP said. The HFC PGA message set deployed on Jan. 16 (see 2401110066).
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CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The shorter time frame for filing type 86 entries announced by CBP Jan. 12 is likely intended to allow the agency to target de minimis shipments in advance and give it more time to complete its targeting processes, said customs brokers asked about the policy change.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Partner government agency items will be part of the ACE production deployment on Jan. 16, CBP said in a CSMS message Jan. 11. The deployment will include EPA's hydrofluorocarbons message set, as well as a new business rule for northern red snapper under the Seafood Import Monitoring Program announced in November (see 2311290046).
The government is considering adding seafood to its list of priority enforcement targets, joining cotton, polysilicon and tomatoes, according to testimony at a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight hearing.
An importer's entries are subject to Section 232 tariffs because the vessel arrival date transmitted in ACE by the ship's captain came after the tariffs took effect on June 1, 2018, despite the importer's claim -- backed by different documentation -- that the goods actually arrived in port and had a date of entry prior to that date, CBP said in a recent ruling.