CBP has set a target date of Sept. 27 for implementation of an ACE enhancement that would automatically reject manifest filings with insufficient cargo information, such as insufficient cargo descriptions, consignee information or shipper information, according to CBP's Notional Development & Deployment Schedule for July.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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The following lawsuits were filed at the Court of International Trade during the week of June 23-29:
The Senate passed the Trump tax bill with a tie-breaking vote from the vice president on July 1. The House of Representatives will vote on whether it will accept the Senate's changes to its bill.
The latest version of the tax bill introduced by the Senate over the weekend ends commercial de minimis on July 1, 2027, as the House version does. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that would increase revenues by $39 billion between 2027 and 2034.
As companies seek to accommodate changes in U.S. tariffs, they should seek to understand the terms of their intercompany agreements and transfer pricing policies to avoid potential violations, according to an energy and infrastructure lawyer with Baker McKenzie.
CBP said it will be deploying on June 28 an enhancement in the ACE production environment that will increase the number of Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers allowed per entry summary line to 32, up from eight HTS numbers presently. The number had been expected to increase to 16, according to a CBP announcement earlier this month (see 2506130068).
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., said he would "love" if a provision his committee authored, to end de minimis for all commercial purposes in 2027, would make it into the Senate version of what Republicans call "One Big Beautiful Bill."
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