U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) release currently scheduled for October 2008 will include new and/or enhanced functionality for ABI filers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published an updated list of ports that accept the electronic CBP Form 214 (e214, Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Admission and/or Status Designation) in lieu of a paper copy.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued Harmonized System Update No. 0702 to ABI filers stating that CBP has completed its update of the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and the harmonized records for modifications needed as a result of Presidential Proclamation 8097, which contains the World Customs Organization (WCO) recommended changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS), etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing a "weekly" special import quota of 21,253,330 kg for upland cotton purchased not later than April 24, 2007 and entered under HTS 9903.52.30. The quota period is January 25, 2007 through July 23, 2007; the opening date is January 25, 2007.
In early January 2007, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted to its Web site a notice requesting comments by February 5, 2007 on its draft proposal1 for advance trade data elements for maritime cargo (also referred to as the 10+2 proposal).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site an updated version of its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum-security criteria for customs brokers which were effective as of December 31, 2006. CBP's updated version deletes two repetitive paragraphs under the section on "Physical Security." BP's summary of the security requirements, 07010515, does not include the repetitive paragraphs and will be updated to provide CBP's link to the updated version. (CBP C-TPAT Minimum Security Criteria for Customs Brokers (updated), posted 01/16/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/commercial_enforcement/ctpat/security_criteria/broker_imp_plan.ctt/broker_imple_plan.doc)
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) has issued a statement expressing its opposition to certain air and ocean provisions of legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives entitled "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (H.R. 1).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing that the second group of land border ports to become mandatory for the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) electronic manifest: Truck (e-Manifest: Truck1) for advance cargo information purposes will be those in California, Texas and New Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the 2007 annual $125 user fee that is assessed for each Customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by January 19, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a document listing the questions and answers from the importer and broker session of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange II Conference that was held from October 30-November 2, 2006 in Tucson, Arizona.