U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that the affirmation of compliance for air waybill (AWB) will now be edited for format: NNN-NNNNNNNN. CBP notes that this is also a change to the BN01 and BN02 records in the 'BN' application from what was originally provided.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a final rule which amends the Customs Regulations effective January 5, 2004 regarding the advance electronic presentation of information pertaining to cargo (sea, air, rail, or truck) prior to its being brought into, or sent from, the U.S. (See final rule for compliance dates for each transportation mode.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to its Web site certain new Trade Support Network (TSN) committee Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) user requirement recommendations and ACE Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) message drafts.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a final rule which amends the Customs Regulations effective January 5, 2004 regarding the advance electronic presentation of information pertaining to cargo (sea, air, rail, or truck) prior to its being brought into, or sent from, the U.S. (See final rule for compliance dates for each transportation mode.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice advising the trade of the upcoming system requirements for filing a U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (UCFTA) claim through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published a final rule which amends the Customs Regulations effective January 5, 2004 regarding the advance electronic presentation of information pertaining to cargo (sea, air, rail, or truck) prior to its being brought into, or sent from, the U.S. (See final rule for compliance dates for each transportation mode.)
NCTA, which helped broker a plug-&-play agreement between the cable and consumer electronics (CE) industries, is asking the FCC to reconsider or clarify its order largely incorporating the agreement. NCTA praised the Commission for adopting the agreement and said its objections were focused on “some narrow technical issues that arise from certain language used in the rules that varied from the language proposed” by cable and CE. Petitions for reconsideration were due Mon.
NCTA, which helped broker a plug-&-play agreement between the cable and CE industries, is asking the FCC to reconsider or clarify its order largely incorporating the agreement. NCTA praised the Commission for adopting the agreement and said its objections were focused on “some narrow technical issues that arise from certain language used in the rules that varied from the language proposed” by cable and CE. Petitions for reconsideration were due Mon.
Despite the relatively small number of console owners who have taken their systems online, San Francisco-based Zelos Group said a survey of U.S. consumers found that “online gaming and broadband support drive consumer adoption of game consoles.” Zelos analyst Billy Pidgeon said “this finding bodes well for Microsoft and Sony, whose latest consoles offer Internet connectivity.” But he warned: “Nintendo would be well advised to reconsider its strategy to not connect its console to the Internet, as GameCube owners show a greater desire to play games online than did PS2 and Xbox owners.”
Two different groups of business organizations petitioned the FCC to stay new unsolicited fax rules (CD Aug 5 p4) which they said would impede their ability to communicate with members or preexisting customers. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, joined by the National Assn. of Wholesaler-Distributors, National Assn. of Manufacturers, National Restaurant Assn. and others, filed a stay petition Fri. charging the rules were “ludicrous,” Chamber Gen. Counsel Steve Bokat said. The Chamber said the rules would place “a monumental and costly administrative burden on associations and other businesses by requiring them to obtain the signed written consent of each recipient before any commercial fax may be sent.” Bokat said the rules meant “if a customer called and asked for a faxed copy of a bill or invoice, for example, a business would be prohibited from doing so.” The Chamber said it was urging its members to contact the FCC and their representatives in Congress to “explain the negative impact this will have on their ability to satisfy customers and hear from the business associations they trust.” The Business Users Coalition, composed of the American Society of Travel Agents, Mortgage Bankers Assn. of America, National Assn. of Mortgage Brokers, Consumer Mortgage Coalition and Midwest Circulation Assn., asked for a stay of at least 6 months. The group said it wouldn’t have time to “review, understand and comply” with the rules before the Aug. 25 effective date. The FCC’s decision to eliminate “established business relationships” (EBRs) as a justification for sending unsolicited faxes “caught all aspects of industry, from large to small businesses, off guard,” the coalition’s petition said. “The task of obtaining the necessary written authorizations is so large because the dependence of businesses on regular faxed information is so great,” the coalition said. It said it was confident necessary consents would be given, “but it is not practical to assume tens of millions of businesses can comply with the new rules -- providing consent to all companies that send them information -- in only 30 days.”