The Census Bureau has posted to its website the March 2012 issue of Automated Export System (AES) Newsletter. The newsletter contains articles providing guidance on, among other things: (1) how to correct Electronic Export Information (EEI) for a shipment that was exported and, while the cargo was in transit to its original destination, a portion was sold to another consignee in a different location; (2) identification of the U.S. Principal Party of Interest (USPPI) when goods are withdrawn from a Foreign Trade Zone for export to a foreign country; and (3) reporting the correct HTS/schedule B number for boats.
House Republicans said they were skeptical about the need for federal privacy legislation during a House Commerce Manufacturing Subcommittee hearing Thursday. Meanwhile, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz and NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling urged Congress to set baseline privacy standards to ensure that websites and data brokers offer fundamental privacy protections to consumers.
House Republicans said they were skeptical about the need for federal privacy legislation during a House Commerce Manufacturing Subcommittee hearing Thursday. Meanwhile, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz and NTIA Administrator Larry Strickling urged Congress to set baseline privacy standards to ensure that websites and data brokers offer fundamental privacy protections to consumers.
The September 29, 2012, cutoff date for use of Automated Manifest System/Automated Commercial System (AMS/ACS) will affect non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs), terminal operators, port authorities and other entities that receive secondary party notifications in addition to master vessel operator common carriers (MVOCCs). As of Sept. 29, 2012, Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) will be the only acceptable electronic data interchange (EDI).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection wants all parties to start filing Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entry summaries immediately to take full advantage of new capabilities and benefits that will become available in ACE. All new functionality that is being deployed will be available only in ACE and not in the Automated Commercial System (ACS), CBP officials told a seminar hosted by the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America. CBP states that use of the PGA Message Set, Document Image System (DIS), and Simplified Entry capabilities will require filing of an ACE entry summary.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is withdrawing its October 2010 proposed rule that would have amended CBP regulations to state that customs brokers are allowed to disclose certain information regarding client (importer) records under certain conditions. CBP says the proposed rule received opposition from customs brokers, so CBP is withdrawing it effective March 26, for further consideration.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
On March 14, 2012, the Food and Drug Administration launched its online Import Trade Auxiliary Communications System (ITACS) which allows the trade to: (i) check the FDA status of specific entries/lines; (2) submit entry documentation and link them to specific entries/lines; and (3) submit availability information for targeted shipments. FDA has posted a presentation on ITACS, which covers its system requirements, benefits, future functionality, and a "walkthrough" of current functionality. FDA sources stated that anyone with the shipment's entry number could submit entry documents using ITACS, and noted that there were no plans to integrate ITACS with ACE.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has listed the trade benefits for participants in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) by industry segment. Specific benefits are listed for Customs brokers, importers, self-filers, sureties, carriers, trade account owners (TAOs), as well as all users with portal accounts, for (1) ACE Secure Data Portal, (2) Periodic Monthly Statement, (3) ACE Reports, (4) Entry Summary Filing, (5) Post Summary Corrections, (6) e-Manifest: Truck and (7) e-Manifest: Rail and Sea.