On January 1, 2007 (or on a later date if delayed), the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) will undergo a significant overhaul.
American Shipper reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is preparing to release the first draft of security criteria being prepared for customs brokers participating in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). American Shipper notes that CBP officials recognize that brokers don't have the ability to control the operations of shippers and overseas intermediaries; however, CBP expects brokers to play a role in screening companies shipping product to the U.S. (American Shipper Pub November 2006, www.americanshipper.com)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message announcing the November 2006 ACE Carrier Outreach events. Below is a listing of the events, which provide the trade with information on ACE and the filing of electronic truck manifests:
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site the October 2006 Customs broker exam and answer key.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice designating the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Truck Manifest System (e-Manifest: Truck1) as the approved Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for the transmission of the data required by the Trade Act of 2002.
The Pacific Coast Council of Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Associations held its annual Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON) on October 19-21, 2006 in Irvine, CA, during which officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spoke.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an ABI administrative message regarding revisions to the Broker Download (BD) Chapter of the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a press release announcing that the agency is beginning to implement ACE e-Manifest: Truck for Trade Act of 2002 (advance electronic cargo manifest) purposes, as follows:
Voters in 9 states will fill 15 contested state commission seats in the Nov. 7 election. Only one PSC seat, in Mont., is uncontested. Seven incumbents are seeking new terms. Campaigns generally have been low key. The main issues are telecom infrastructure development, ethics and commission responsiveness to consumer needs.