U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site an updated version of its lengthy document on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled "ACE Frequently Asked Questions."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted "fact sheets" to its Web site containing information about the following new or enhanced Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) account types that will be available under Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously announced that the next customs broker license examination will be held on Monday, October 1, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Port of Chicago has issued a Pipeline announcing that it will reject customs bonds (CBP Form 301) with pre-printed or handstamped facsimile signatures of the attorney-in-fact under certain conditions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published a notice containing its final determination (HQ H009107, issued August 2, 2007) that the U.S. is not the country of origin for certain printer cartridges under any of threeprocessing scenarios. Therefore, the goods will not be considered to be products of the U.S. for purposes of government procurement.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted its Instructions for the Customs Broker License Examination, which provides information for the October 2007 exam. It covers much of the same information as CBP's previously released Notice of Examination, but has some additional details (e.g., silent calculators are allowed, examinees may keep the exam booklet, etc.). (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/01/07 news, 07080110, for BP summary of CBP's Notice of Examination: October 2007 Customs Broker Examination, which announced that applications for the October exam are due August 31, 2007.) (CBP exam instructions, posted 08/08/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/broker_management/broker_exam/exam_instructions.ctt/exam_instructions.doc)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum security criteria for Mexican long haul highway carriers (Mexican carriers).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum security criteria for U.S. and foreign-based marine port authority and terminal operators (MPTOs). CBP has also posted an implementation plan for the new C-TPAT criteria.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum security criteria for Mexican long haul highway carriers (Mexican carriers). CBP has also posted an associated implementation plan.
At the Automated Commercial Environment Exchange VI conference held July 30-August 1, 2007 in Brooklyn, NY, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials discussed the deployment of ACE Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1, which is currently scheduled to be deployed on August 25, 20071.