CBP Working on Revisions to FTZ Regulations With COAC Input
SAN DIEGO -- CBP is working on a rewrite of the foreign-trade zone regulations in 19 CFR 146 through engagement with the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), CBP Deputy Director of Field Operations Anne Maricich said Oct. 23 during the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ) conference. “The advisory stature of COAC will allow the revisions of the 146 to be elevated as a CBP priority, a level that’s not often seen,” she said. “We will remain engaged with NAFTZ representatives to review future operational requirements and business processes to improve the movement of freight in and out of foreign-trade zones.” The government aims to achieve greater efficiency through modernizing FTZ requirements and eliminating “wasteful and redundant” FTZ regulations, Maricich said.
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During her address, Maricich also vowed to roll out e214s in ACE on the currently scheduled Dec. 9 deployment date, saying the deployment “cannot be delayed,” and that ACE e214 filings will be made mandatory through an update of 19 CFR 146. Phase two of e214 deployment, including FTZ PGA filings, is still unscheduled and unfunded, “but we will remain active,” she said. Some of the changes to CBP's FTZ regulations have been planned since at least 2013 (see 13021321).