NCBFAA has sent a November 2011 letter to the Federal Maritime Commission asking it to reconsider three of its approaches to regulating ocean transportation intermediaries - NVOCC Rate Arrangements, NVOCC Service Arrangements, and OTI licensing.
On November 7-8, 2011, the World Customs Organization organized a seminar on the Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC) with the theme "Security of the Supply Chain and Trade Facilitation: Challenges of the RKC." At the conclusion of the seminar, participants adopted the Sao Paulo Declaration, committing them to taking measures to promote accession to the RKC.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a frequently asked questions and answers document to provide guidance to licensed Customs brokers on the submission of the Triennial Status Report and fee. The next triennial status report, in addition to a $100 fee, should be filed during the month of February 2012.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a CSMS message announcing that the Food and Drug Administration's Prior Notice System Interface (PNSI) was down for maintenance on November 19, 2011 between 1:00 AM EST and 12:00 PM EST. During this time, ACS, OASIS, and the link between ACS and OASIS were operational but PNSI was unavailable. Prior Notice could be submitted through the ABI/ACS system.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice announcing that 26 Customs broker licenses are revoked without prejudice for failure to file the 2006 triennial status report and applicable fee.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (COAC) will meet on December 7, 2011 in Washington, D.C. There will be comment opportunities before and during the meeting, and the registration deadline to attend or listen to the webcast is December 5.
According to CBP officials, the upcoming ACE Simplified Entry Pilot, at this point, will exclude entries that have other government agency (OGA) requirements, such as Food and Drug Administration or Fish and Wildlife Service requirements, etc. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials also state that Simplified Entry will seek "best available" data that can be updated later. In addition, the submission of an ISF will still be required for the ocean mode, but the submission of ISF-like data will be voluntary for other modes.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that 469 Customs broker licenses are revoked by operation of law, without prejudice, for failure to file the 2009 triennial status report and applicable fee.