On April 5, 2011, a Census Bureau official spoke at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) Annual Conference and stated the agency was considering issuing an Automated Export System (AES) final rule that reflects, to some extent, the comments it received on the provisions to limit post departure filing, revise the requirements for household goods, etc. in its January 2011 proposed rule.
On April 4, 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin spoke at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) Annual Conference, where he discussed the need to expedite how legitimate goods move through the ports, including trimming transaction costs, and coordinating with other government agencies1.
On April 4, 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin spoke at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) Annual Conference, where he discussed the evolving role of customs brokers and where he sees CBP’s relationship with brokers heading in the future. He also stated that CBP needs to be billing on a quarterly basis.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the March 2011 ACE Trade Account Owner Update, which provides information on Post Summary Corrections (PSCs), including CBP’s timeframe for deploying PSC functionality.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the March 2011 ACE Trade Account Owner Update, which provides information on the ACE deployment of Importer Security Filing reports for C-TPAT members, ISF status queries for Portal accounts, etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin has announced the membership for the 12th term of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC). This 20-member council advises the secretaries of the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security on the commercial operations of CBP and related DHS and Treasury functions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated (April 2011) version of its comprehensive document on the Automated Commercial Environment entitled "ACE Frequently Asked Questions."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice announcing that the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) will meet on April 12, 2011 in Washington, DC from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.