U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its comprehensive document on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled "ACE Frequently Asked Questions."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously announced that the next customs broker license examination will be held on Monday, October 6, 2008.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an Excel spreadsheet listing the reject reasons for July 2008 for CBP Form 5106 Importer ID input records, CBP Form 301 Customs bonds, bond riders, bond terminations, etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Soldering and Welding Machines and Apparatus.
CBP has posted an updated version of its "ACE on the Road" event schedule, which includes the following events:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice announcing its plans to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) voluntary test concerning new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) capabilities, including functionality specific to entry summary filing and processing of formal consumption entries and informal entries.
The International Longshore & Warehouse Union caucus delegates voted unanimously on August 21, 2008 to send the proposed contract to the membership for their review and vote. (ILWU notice available at http://contract2008.org/.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Classification of Molds and Their Parts Under the HTSUS.
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that as of 8:27 p.m. EDT on August 22, 2008, the problem with ACE users being unable to access ACE and users not being able to submit e-Manifests via ACE was corrected. CBP notes that during that time e-Manifests could be submitted via EDI. (CSMS message on service being restored, 08-000172, dated 08/22/08, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17191&page=&srch_argv=08-000172&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby; CSMS message announcing the problem and ACE service delays, 08-000168 and 08-000165, dated 08/22/08, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17187&page=&srch_argv=08-000168&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby and http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17184&page=&srch_argv=08-000165&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Vehicles, Parts and Accessories Under the HTSUS.