U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an updated version of its fact sheet on the ACE Secure Data Portal Reports, which provides information on the features and types of ACE reports and benefits users can receive from using them.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an updated version of its fact sheet on ACE e-Manifest: Truck capabilities, including information on filing an e-Manifest and on the e-Manifest process and benefits.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection states that the agency has identified certain areas of textile and apparel risk, including preference program fraud, fraud due to the undervaluation of goods by entities with no legal right to make entry, and the circumvention of duty by making false NAFTA claims.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an updated version of its fact sheet on Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) periodic monthly statements (PMS). CBP states PMS simplify the processing of duties and fees for importers and brokers with ACE accounts.
Canadian Border Services Agency has issued a customs notice to announce the phased-in time frames to increase the use of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for release purposes as the CBSA and industry prepare for the implementation of eManifest.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has updated its notification of policies for all approved bond submissions to state that effective June 1, 2011, the Revenue Division will discontinue automatically mailing copies of approved bond submissions to the bond principal(s) via U.S. postal mail. CBP states that principals can either request approved submissions by email or use the ACE Portal to confirm bond approval.
In the May 11, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 20), CBP published a notice proposing to modify a ruling (HQ H012548), and any other ruling not specifically identified, pertaining to the component definitions of the term "cut but not set" that appears in Chapter 71 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing an additional 30 day comment period on a new proposed information collection, the Automated Commercial Environment Trade Survey, which it plans to submit to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.
In the May 11, 2011 issue of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Bulletin (Vol. 45, No. 20), CBP published seven notices that propose to modify or revoke rulings regarding certain threaded fasteners, antibody medicaments, items of synthetic diamond, a woman's upper body garment, the definition of "cut" in Chapter 71, certain styles of bags, and the antibiotic drug Telithromycin.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an updated version of its fact sheet on ACE ocean and rail manifest capabilities (e-Manifest: Ocean and Rail, or M1). CBP states that ACE e-Manifest: Ocean and Rail will set the stage for ACE multi-modal manifest processing, which will bring all modes of transportation (sea, rail, air and truck) into a common ACE environment. It will also include the capabilities that will help identify high-risk shipments and facilitate processing of legitimate cargo.