U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted multiple draft ACE ABI CATAIR documents to its website for the future release of ACE M1 (e-Manifest: Ocean and Rail).
On January 25, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection held a media teleconference to discuss the graduated, escalated enforcement approach CBP will take beginning January 26th, when it "fully enforces" the 10+2 interim final rule. Among other things, officials stated that CBP will be doing an analysis of the Importer Security Filing data generated or lack of data submitted beginning on January 26, 2010 and will be looking at it from an enforcement perspective. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/25/10 news, 10012505, for previous BP summary of CBP detailing its graduated, escalated enforcement approach.)
At the December 2009 Trade Symposium, Customs officials and importer and broker representatives discussed the Importer Self Assessment program.
During the January 19, 2010 NCBFAA webinar, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials publicly detailed the enforcement approach it will take beginning January 26th, when it "fully enforces" the 10+2 interim final rule that amended 19 CFR to require Security Filing information from importers and additional information from carriers for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S.
The Washington Post reports that at least 34 companies, including Symantec, Adobe, Northrop Grumman and Dow Chemical were subject to computer attacks, which are thought to have originated in China as part of a concerted political and corporate espionage effort. (Washington Post, dated 01/14/10)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that it is delaying the deployment of ACE Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR) III capabilities (also referred to as ESAR A2.3.1a) that was scheduled for January 17, 2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that Web-based training, "ACE Forms, Declarations, & AD/CVD Cases", is available to Automated Commercial Environment Portal users for the new Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue enhancements which are scheduled to be deployed on January 17, 2010 (ESAR A2.3.1a, also known as ESAR III).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice revising the date for the April 2010 Customs Broker License Examination. According to CBP, the exam will now be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a notice entitled Notice of Examination: April 2010 Customs Broker License Examination, which announces that the next customs broker license exam will be held on Monday, April 5, 2010.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has updated the Lacey Act Declaration postings on its Website to include an updated Lacey Act Primer and a sample BRASS/ALR blanket declaration spreadsheet. APHIS is also planning an update to the declaration form (PPQ 505), and is interested in creating instructions for those filing the Lacey Act declaration electronically, etc..