CBP Final Rule Makes Remote Location Filing Permanent (PAIRED Program to End)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final rule which amends 19 CFR Parts 111, 113, 141, 142, and 143, effective January 29, 2010, in order to make Remote Location Filing a permanent regulatory program, instead of a prototype test as it is currently.
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CBP states RLF will continue to be an elective method of making entry by which a customs broker with a national permit electronically transmits entry and entry summary data to a RLF-operational CBP location from a remote location other than where the goods are being entered. The RLF regulations will be added as a new "Subpart E" to 19 CFR Part 143.
The final rule also amends 19 CFR Part 141, effective January 29, 2010, to discontinue the "PAIRED" (Port of Arrival Immediate Release and Enforcement Determination) entry program. The PAIRED program was implemented in 1987 for merchandise entered at other than the port of arrival, in order to reduce the costs associated with maintaining the transportation in-bond system. In most cases it still relies on paper filings. The PAIRED Program will be discontinued by the removal of 19 CFR 141.63(c) from the regulations.
(The PAIRED program is distinct from RLF. According to a commenter, AD/CV entries, quota entries, single bond entries, and paper filing entries required by certain Other Government Agencies (OGAs) are permitted under PAIRED, but not under RLF at this time. However, CBP anticipates that ACE will deliver major release and entry summary processing soon, which will provide some of the benefits that those participating in PAIRED will lose.)
See future issue of ITT for detailed summary of this final rule.
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CBP final rule (CBP Dec. 09-47, D/N USCBP-2006-0001, FR Pub 12/30/09) available at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-30736.pdf