CBP has posted the following additional GIFs (Great Idea Forms) to its Web site.
CBP has posted the following additional GIFs (Great Idea Forms) to its website:
On August 6, 2009, Senate Finance Committee leaders Baucus (D) and Grassley (R) introduced the "Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009" (S.1631).
The International Trade Data System Product Information Committee1 has presented a concept paper on recommendations for the use of "product information codes" to the ITDS Board of Directors.
On July 30, 2009, the House of Representatives passed the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2749), a bill to require registration of importers and brokers; generate resources to support FDA oversight of food safety; increase inspections; and require food imports to demonstrate safety; among other things.
On August 6, 2009, Senate Finance Committee leaders Baucus (D) and Grassley (R) introduced the "Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009" (S.1631) to strengthen customs facilitation and trade enforcement efforts within U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted new versions of the ACE Portal Reports Dictionaries for importers, brokers, carriers, and sureties.
CBP has issued CSMS messages stating that second versions of the ACE Portal Reports Dictionaries have been completed and will be available soon.
The ITDS Board of Directors Product Information Committee has issued a concept paper on recommendations for the use of "product information codes" to the ITDS Board of Directors. The report contains recommendations on ways to provide government agencies with more specific product classification information via ACE to make fast and accurate decisions about cargo admissibility at U.S. borders. Paper available here. (Overview, dated July 2009, available at http://www.itds.gov/linkhandler/itds/news/ecommerce_product_data.ctt/ecommerce_product_data.pdf)
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that phone service for the CBP San Francisco Air Cargo Facility, located on Westfield Road, has been restored. (CBP previously issued a CSMS message stating that the facility was experiencing a telephone outage.) (CSMS message announcing service restoration, 09-000280, dated 08/03/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17670&page=&srch_argv=09-000280&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby; CSMS message announcing the outage, 09-000279, dated 07/31/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17669&page=&srch_argv=&srchtype=&btype=&sortby=&sby)