U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its web site announcing that it collected $510.6 million in duties and fees through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) monthly payment feature-which is an estimated 25% of the total duties and fees collected by CBP.
The following are documents which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updates frequently (weekly, monthly, etc.). Updates are listed under "What's New" on its Web site:
New modified ACE EDI messages for Release 4 Truck Manifest. CBP has posted the following new modified ACE EDI messages for Release 4 Truck Manifest:
Though 12 data security bills are pending in Congress, none is likely to replace the raft of sector-specific laws on data security and privacy, such as the Fair & Accurate Credit Transactions Act and Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act, FTC Dir.-Bureau of Consumer Protection Lydia Parnes said Thurs. Speaking to the Computers, Freedom & Privacy Conference in D.C., she said: “I don’t see [those laws] getting back in the box in any way,” but a minimum national standard across all sectors “would certainly be a good start” on improving areas left unaddressed by sector- specific laws. Parnes also said the FTC just reached a $4.1 million settlement with an alleged spammer.
DoJ and the Dept. of Homeland Security asked the FCC not to require that carriers dispose of customer calling and other records after a specified date, arguing that customer proprietary network information (CPNI) is used in “virtually every federal, state, and local investigation of consequence.” Meanwhile, an industry source said, the FTC is poised to announce enforcement actions against 5 companies for selling phone records.
DoJ and the Dept. of Homeland Security asked the FCC not to require that carriers dispose of customer calling and other records after a specified date, arguing that customer proprietary network information (CPNI) is used in “virtually every federal, state, and local investigation of consequence.” Meanwhile, an industry source said, the FTC is poised to announce enforcement actions against 5 companies for selling phone records.
On April 26, 2006, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on "Authorization of Customs and Trade Functions" in order to review the operation of customs and trade functions in the federal government. This review will assist the Finance Committee in preparing legislation to reauthorize those functions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) security guidelines for foreign manufacturers.
According to a State Department notice and government sources, effective April 25, 2006, any shipment sent from abroad to any foreign diplomatic or consular mission [in the U.S.], or to its personnel [in the U.S.] must be cleared by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) solely through the State Department's diplomatic customs clearance procedure and form.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) security guidelines for non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs), ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs), and air freight consolidators.