U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice announcing that it has approved the design for Automated Commercial Environment air electronic manifest (ACE e-Manifest: Air) for advance cargo information purposes, making way for development to begin.
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has submitted 26 pages of comments to U.S. Customs and Border Protection on its proposed rule to amend 19 CFR 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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) message announcing the creation of a new document named "ACE ABI CATAIR," which will include all of the Automated Broker Interface transactions required for filing entry summaries in the Automated Commercial Environment.
On March 3, 2008, the Agricultural Marketing Service issued a final rule establishing the procedures it will use in conducting a referendum on whether to replace the existing Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Order with the proposed Honey Packers and Importers Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order. The voting period for the referendum will be from April 2-16, 2008.
In February 2008, U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted a Post Entry Amendment (PEA) frequently asked questions document to its Web site.
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced its goal of introducing a modernized Partners in Protection (PIP) program by June 30, 2008. The modernized program will require members to adhere to stricter, better-defined and targeted security measures to strengthen border and supply chain security.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously announced that the next customs broker license examination will be held on Monday, April 7, 2008.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Eyewear Frames and Eyewear.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a new informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Classification and Entry Requirements of Alcoholic Beverages and Spirits.
During the February 13, 2008 meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC)1, CBP officials discussed, among other things, the 100% scanning pilot and Global Trade Exchange (GTX) aspects of the Secure Freight Initiative2.