U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the March 2011 ACE Trade Account Owner Update, which provides information on the ACE deployment of Importer Security Filing reports for C-TPAT members, ISF status queries for Portal accounts, etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin has announced the membership for the 12th term of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC). This 20-member council advises the secretaries of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security on the commercial operations of CBP and related DHS and Treasury functions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated (April 2011) version of its comprehensive document on the Automated Commercial Environment entitled "ACE Frequently Asked Questions."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice announcing that the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) will meet on April 12, 2011 in Washington, DC from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
The American Conference Institute (ACI) has announced that it will hold its 6th annual Advanced Forum on Import Enforcement & Compliance on May 17-18, 2011 in Washington, DC. Officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Food and Drug Administration are scheduled to speak at the forum. The forum provides up-to-date and comprehensive information on CBP enforcement initiatives, evolving customs requirements, supply chain security and enhancing internal controls.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources and a recently posted notice, the agency has begun grouping its National Account Managers (NAMs) into specific industry teams, in order to allow the NAMs to specialize and build industry expertise. Importer accounts will then be assigned to the appropriate NAM.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted its report on the Broker Self-Assessment Outreach Pilot program that began in July 2009 and lasted for one year. CBP recommended that the pilot end without a plan to proceed with a similar model at this time.