The Office of Foreign Assets Control issued two new general licenses Aug. 23 that authorize imports of Russian diamonds and diamond jewelry that were located outside the country when a current ban on imports of such goods took effect.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP is seeking feedback on the information that the agency intends to collect in ACE to enforce import bans on Russian seafood and diamonds.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The second release of the Section 321 -- Does Not Exceed $800 in Aggregated Shipments deployment is now fully available in the ACE certification environment for testing, CBP said in an Aug. 20 update.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has projected that applying Section 301 tariffs to the contents of packages that previously benefited from de minimis, as proposed in the House (see 2407080049), would increase revenue from tariffs by about $23.5 billion in the 2024-2034 period, but would only require reprogramming of ACE and more money for data storage and ACE maintenance, not new CBP officers. The CBO estimated that improving ACE would cost $3 million, and that CBP would need $2 million annually to maintain the system.
The FDA is proposing to amend its regulations to require entry filers for e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) to submit in ACE a submission tracking number data element at time of entry. The agency is accepting public comments on the proposed rule through Oct. 15, it said in a notice.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: