CBP has posted an updated version of its fact sheet on the benefits of ACE for sureties. The list of benefits has been updated to state that sureties can run a custom bond report as well as created customized reports and to state that sureties can query a bond by "Bond Number," "Bond Activity Code," or "Bond Status." The additional information section has also been updated to state that additional information is alsoavailable on the ACE training and Reference Guides pages on www.cbp.gov/modernization. (Fact sheet, dated 02/03/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/fact_sheets/trade/ace_factsheets/ace_overview/sureties_fact_sheet.xml)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted its 2008 "year in review" for the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently posted to its Web site a frequently asked question (FAQ) document regarding its interim final rule that amended 19 CFR effective January 26, 2009, to require Security Filing (SF) information from importers and additional information from carriers (10+2) for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S.
CBP has issued a CSMS message on the implementation of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after February 1, 2009. Importers and brokers may file claims for preferential tariff treatment on goods that originate under the PTPA. These claims may be made at the time of entry summary by placing the SPI "PE" on the CBP Form 7501 as a prefix to the HTS item number for each line on which preferential treatment is claimed. The programming updates to the ACS allowing for automated processing have not yet been completed. Therefore, until further notice, importers claiming preference under the PTPA should file manual entries or file ABI entries at release with manual entry summaries. (See ITT's Online Archives or 02/02/09 news, 09020210, for BP summary of Proclamation 8341, which amended the HTS to implement the PTPA, etc.)(CSMS 09-000070, dated 01/30/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17456&page=&srch_argv=09-000070&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a press release stating that it has determined to request that the parties to the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (TSA) provide additional information pursuant to 46 USC 40304(d) on Amendment 043 (FMC Agreement No. 011223-043).
In late January 2009, President Bush issued Proclamation 8341, which amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to implement the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA or PFTA) effective for goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption on or after February 1, 2009.
U.K. ISPs would have to notify alleged file-swappers and collect anonymized data on serious repeat offenders for rights-holders under an interim government plan announced Thursday. A “Digital Britain” report by Stephen Carter, the communications, technology and broadcasting minister, offers 22 recommendations for keeping the U.K. at the forefront of the global digital economy. In addition to digital content matters, it covers next generation networks, universal broadband access, wireless spectrum, digital radio and digital delivery of public services. Proposals to require ISPs to shoulder more responsibility for policing online pirates troubled the music industry, ISPs and rights activists alike.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that the ABI system has not yet been updated to accept Importer Security Filings (ISFs) when the broker is using the Remote Location Filing Prototype to transmit both the entry/entry summary data and the ISF at the same time (otherwise known as a RLF Unified EI).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ACE information notice for truck carriers and customs brokers, which clarifies the e-Manifest: Truck filing and entry requirements when multiple shippers and/or consignees are involved.
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a notice announcing that it will hold a partially closed meeting on January 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. During the closed portion of the meeting, the FMC will consider an amendment to the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (Agreement No. 011223-043).