U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final rule which amends 19 CFR Parts 111, 113, 141, 142, and 143, effective January 29, 2010, in order to make Remote Location Filing (RLF) permanent, instead of a prototype test1 as it is currently.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously issued a issued a general notice announcing that the 2010 annual user fee of $138 assessed for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by January 25, 2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final rule which amends 19 CFR Parts 111, 113, 141, 142, and 143, effective January 29, 2010, in order to make Remote Location Filing a permanent regulatory program, instead of a prototype test as it is currently.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice announcing its plans to conduct a National Customs Automation Program (NCAP) test concerning new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, Accounts and Revenue (ESAR III) capabilities.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a new informed compliance publication entitled What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: U.S. Customs & Border Protection Rulings Program.
At a November 4, 2009 trade association meeting, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials discussed a variety of issues related to the importation of textiles and apparel, highlights of which include the following:
The Federal Maritime Commission has issued a final rule, effective December 10, 2009, which repeals the exemption from the Shipping Act's 45-day statutory waiting period that had allowed marine terminal agreements to become effective upon filing.
At the November 5, 2009 Trade Support Network meeting, the TSN presented multiple documents to U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding the Automated Commercial Environment.
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry reminds the public that Japan will act as the chair of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2010 Symposium to be held December 9-10, 2009 in Tokyo. Participants will conduct discussions on APEC free trade goals, regional economic integration, the concept of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), and strategies for prosperity in Asia-Pacific. (Press release, dated 11/27/09, available at http://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/data/20091127_01.html)
On November 18, 2009, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions amended and unanimously approved1 S. 510, the "FDA Food Safety Modernization Act."