At the December 2009 Trade Symposium, Customs officials and importer and broker representatives discussed the Importer Self Assessment program.
During the January 19, 2010 NCBFAA webinar, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials publicly detailed the enforcement approach it will take beginning January 26th, when it "fully enforces" the 10+2 interim final rule that amended 19 CFR to require Security Filing information from importers and additional information from carriers for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S.
The Washington Post reports that at least 34 companies, including Symantec, Adobe, Northrop Grumman and Dow Chemical were subject to computer attacks, which are thought to have originated in China as part of a concerted political and corporate espionage effort. (Washington Post, dated 01/14/10)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that it is delaying the deployment of ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) III capabilities (also referred to as ESAR A2.3.1a) that was scheduled for January 17, 2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that Web-based training, "ACE Forms, Declarations, & AD/CVD Cases", is available to Automated Commercial Environment Portal users for the new Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue enhancements which are scheduled to be deployed on January 17, 2010 (ESAR A2.3.1a, also known as ESAR III).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice revising the date for the April 2010 Customs Broker License Examination. According to CBP, the exam will now be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice entitled Notice of Examination: April 2010 Customs Broker License Examination, which announces that the next customs broker license exam will be held on Monday, April 5, 2010.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has updated the Lacey Act Declaration postings on its Website to include an updated Lacey Act Primer and a sample BRASS/ALR blanket declaration spreadsheet. APHIS is also planning an update to the declaration form (PPQ 505), and is interested in creating instructions for those filing the Lacey Act declaration electronically, etc..
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 (RLF) permanent, instead of a prototype test1 as it is currently.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously issued a issued a general notice announcing that the 2010 annual user fee of $138 assessed for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by January 25, 2010.