CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.

1.2006 TRQ on Animal Feed Containing Milk/Milk Derivatives Opens January 3, 2006

(See CBP notice for list of applicable HTS numbers as well as special instructions on high-duty reporting instructions for Canada, Mexico, Jordan, Singapore, Chile, and Australia, etc.) (QBT-05-573, dated 12/19/05, available at http://www.customs.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_573.ctt/05_573.doc.)

2. 2006 TRQs on Olives Open January 3, 2006

CBP has announced the 2006 TRQs on olives as provided for in HTS Chapter 7, AUSN 5; Chapter 20, AUSN 4; and headings in HTS Chapter 20. According to CBP, these TRQs will open on Tuesday, January 3, 2006 at 12 noon E.S.T., or its equivalent in other time zones with the below-listed HTS numbers (for several types of olives that are green in color) having the following restraint levels:

(See CBP notice for list of other applicable HTS numbers.) (QBT-05-574, dated 12/19/05, available at http://www.customs.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2005/05_574.ctt/05_574.doc.)

3. CBP Posts Summary of AESTIR Changes for December 15, 2005

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a summary of changes to the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) on its Web site, indicating that Version 1.0 was changed or features were added or deleted on December 15, 2005 as follows:

Appendix B - Transportation Filing Response Messages. A Transportation Filing response message was added to Appendix B - Fatal Error 133 INVALID EXPORT INFORMATION CODE.

Appendix D - Export Port Codes. The following three new export port codes were added to Appendix D:

Revised AESTIR summary of changes (posting date of 12/15/05) available at

http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/export/aes/tech_docs/aestir/june04_intro/june04_summary_of_chngs.ctt/june04_summary_of_chngs.doc.

4. CBP Posts Fact Sheet on ACE Accomplishments

CBP has posted to its Web site a fact sheet which outlines the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) accomplishments for the 1999-December 2005 period. (Fact sheet, dated 12/14/05, available at

http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/factsheet_accomplish.ctt/factsheet_accomplish.pdf.)

5. CBP's Customer Service Phones are Back in Service

CBP has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that it's Customer Service Center had been experiencing technical difficulties with its phone servers. However, CBP states that as of December 21, 2005 at 8:30 a.m., the phone system would be back in service. (CBP notice, dated 12/20/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/highlights/phones_out.xml.)

6. Various Postings to CBP's Web Site

List of companies offering ACE electronic truck manifest data processing services. CBP's Office of Information Technology has posted a December 19, 2005 list of companies/persons who have developed software applications for ACE electronic truck manifest. All companies who are included on CBP's list have been through the CBP testing process. Although CBP has not added any new companies to this list, it has added a new email address for one of a company's listed contacts. (CBP list, dated 12/19/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/electronic_truck_manifest_info/electronic_truck_dps.xml.)

CBP organization chart. This December 16, 2005 chart depicts the high-level organizational structure of CBP. (Organizational chart, dated 12/16/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/organization/orgcha1.ctt/orgcha1.xls.

American Electronics Association ACE presentation. This is an update on ACE given by CBP during the December 8, 2005 American Electronics Association meeting in Washington, DC. (ACE update, dated 12/08/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/briefings_info/aea_presentation.ctt/aea_presentation.pdf.)

First electronic truck manifest filed on southern border. CBP has issued a press release announcing that the southern border had its first electronic manifest (e-Manifest) for trucks filed on December 7, 2005 in Nogales, AZ. (CBP press release, dated 12/15/05, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/press_releases/12152005_2.xml.)