CBP Releases FAQs on UFLPA Region Alert Postal Code Requirement in ACE
CBP released a new frequently asked questions document on the upcoming Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Region Alert in ACE, set for deployment on March 18 (see 2212210041). Once it's in effect, “if no postal code is transmitted when it is flagged by the system as a required field, the record will remain in reject status and will not be accepted in the Cargo Release system,” CBP said in the FAQ. If an incorrect postal code is submitted, filers may transmit a replacement “R” or “C” record prior to the shipment’s arrival, the agency said. Importers should enter the street-level, rather than the city-level postal code, unless there is no postal code available for the specific street, CBP said.
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Under the new requirement, filers of goods with Chinese manufacturer IDs must transmit the Chinese postal code with the cargo release and include it in the MID. Filers will be able to update their existing MIDs with the postal code, and should contact their software vendors if they aren’t able, CBP said.