CBP Administrative Messages, Web Postings, Etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message announcing corrections to Amendment 17, dated June 2007, of the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) document.
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1. CBP Announces Correction to CATAIR Amendment 17 (June 2007)
According to CBP, Amendment 17's revisions to the Foreign Trade Zone chapter incorrectly identified the value reporting requirements for the FT51 and ZD51 value records. As amended, these value reporting requirements should read: U.S. dollar value - value of the shipment in whole U.S. dollars, no decimals.
Additionally, the description for the reporting of the harbor maintenance fee in the FT51 and ZD51 records should read: Report zero or value of harbor maintenance fee in U.S. dollars and cents.
(These corrections appear to have been implemented by CATAIR Amendment 21. See ITT's Online archives 11/09/07 news, 07110945 1, for BP summary of CATAIR Amendment 21.
See ITT's Online Archives or 06/26/07 news, 07062617, for BP summary of Amendment 17.)
(Adm: 07-0250, dated 11/08/07, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/admmsgs/2007/07-0250.html)
2. Upcoming "ACE on the Road" Events
CBP has posted to its Web site a list of upcoming "Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) on the Road" events, as follows:
November 6, 2007 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Manitoba Trucking Association Outreach event: ACE e-Manifest and release A1 - new account types and functionality
November 7, 2007 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Saskatchewan Trucking Association Outreach event: ACE e-Manifest and release A1 - new account types and functionality
November 8, 2007 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mullen Group Inc. Outreach event: ACE e-Manifest and release A1 - new account types and functionality
November 27-29, 2007 - San Francisco, CA
ACE Exchange VIII
CBP states that these events provide a comprehensive overview of the ACE e-Manifest and its functionality, as well address the following: ACE e-Manifest status; CBP rules and regulations; enforcement plans and exemptions; shipment release types including in-bond processing; e-Manifest filing options; and new release Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1 functionality.
(CBP's event schedule, dated 11/06/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_on_the_road.xml)
3. Various Postings to CBP's Web Site
The following were recently posted to CBP's Web site:
Information, applications for ELVIS. CBP has posted a notice providing general information on the application process for foreign countries wanting to participate in the Electronic Visa Information System (ELVIS) for certain of their textile and apparel exports to the U.S. Also listed are the current participants. (Notice available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/elvis/elvis.xml)
Port of LA/LB seizes counterfeit footwear, jackets. CBP has issued a press release announcing that CBP officers and import specialists at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport uncovered a smuggling scheme and seized counterfeit "Nike" footwear and fake "North Face" jackets worth more than $2 million in domestic value. The goods were discovered in four separate sea container shipments during October with manifests that indicated the shipments were supposed to be furniture from China. (Press release, dated 11/05/07, available at www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/11052007_4.xml)
Norfolk intercepts smuggled socks. According to a CBP press release, officers at the Norfolk, VA port of entry made a seizure of socks that had been smuggled into the U.S. over several months and had false country of origin markings. The more than 2,900 cartons seized had a domestic value of more than $1.5 million. (Press release, dated 11/07/07, available at www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/11072007.xml)