CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its weekly tariff rate quota and tariff preference level commodity report as of August 6, 2007. This report includes TRQs on various products such as beef, sugar, dairy products, peanuts, cotton, cocoa products, tobacco, certain BFTA, DR-CAFTA, Israel FTA, JFTA, MFTA, SFTA, UAFTA (AFTA) and UCFTA (Chile FTA) non-textile TRQs, etc. Each report also includes the AGOA, ATPDEA, BFTA, DR-CAFTA, CBTPA, Haiti HOPE, MFTA, NAFTA, SFTA, and UCFTA TPLs and TRQs for qualifying apparel and/or other textile articles, the TRQs on worsted wool fabrics, etc. (CBP's weekly TRQ/TPL commodity report, dated 08/06/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/commodity/)
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1. Weekly TRQ/TPL Commodity Report as of August 6, 2007
2. Various Postings to CBP's Web Site
The following have recently been posted to CBP's Web site:
Jayson Ahern named new CBP Deputy Commissioner. CBP has issued a press release announcing that on August 6, 2007, Jayson Ahern assumed the number two position of Deputy Commissioner at CBP, replacing Deborah Spero (who has retired). (CBP press release, dated 08/06/7, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/commissioner/messages/new_dep_commish.xml)
CBP's second quarter 2007 ACE report to Congress. CBP has posted its report to Congress on the Automated Commercial Environment for the second quarter of 2007. See future issue of ITT for additional information. (ACE Report, posted 07/12/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace/quarterly_reports/ace_rpt_cngrs_0307.ctt/ace_rpt_cngrs_0307.pdf)
ACE Exchange IV Q&A. CBP has posted a question and answer document from its ACE Exchange IV conference, which took place in Laredo, Texas in May 2007. (ACE Exchange Q&A, posted 08/07/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace/reports_briefings_events/ace_ex_conf/ace_exchange_four/ace_exchange_iv/ace_laredo.ctt/ace_laredo.doc)
Instructions on using the new ACE reports tool. CBP has posted a document providing instructions on how to run ACE Secure Data Portal reports using the new ACE reports tool. (ACE reports tool info., posted 08/01/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_welcome/reports/new_tool.ctt/new_tool.pdf)
Updated ACE e-Manifest FAQ. CBP has posted an updated version of its ACE frequently asked questions document on electronic manifests (e-Manifests), which notes, among other things, that the number of ACE Portal Accounts stood at 7,700 as of June 28, 2007. (e-Manifest FAQ, posted 08/01/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/carrier_info/electronic_truck_manifest_info/what_is_e_manifest/emanifest_faq.ctt/emanifest_faq_2.doc)
In-bond guide for ACE e-Manifest: Truck. CBP has posted a guide on how to create, arrive and export in-bond shipments in ACE e-Manifest: Truck. (In-bond guide, posted 08/05/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/carrier_info/etruck_tech_info/inbond_truck_manifest.ctt/inbond_truck_manifest.doc)