At the Automated Commercial Environment Exchange V conference held June 4-6, 2007 in Buffalo, NY, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials gave a PowerPoint presentation on the upcoming deployment of ACE.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to the "ACE News" section of the Automated Commercial Environment Portal an announcement stating that the new ACE reports tool has been reactivated.
During the May 15, 2007 meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC), CBP officials discussed, among other things, CBP's plans to issue a proposed rule containing its proposed Security Filing (10+2) requirements for 10 additional data elements from importers 24 hours prior to foreign lading, and for 2 additional data sets from ocean carriers, for imported maritime cargo.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site presentations for the 11 sessions that will be held during the upcoming Automated Commercial Environment Exchange V conference scheduled for June 4-6, 2007 in Buffalo, NY.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published an updated list of ports that accept the electronic CBP Form 214 (e214, Foreign Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation) in lieu of a paper copy.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued two ABI administrative messages regarding the May 2007 preliminary Periodic Monthly Statement (PMS).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has published revised 'terms and conditions' that must be followed as a condition for access to the Automated Commercial Environment Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal) effective immediately.
American Shipper reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Census Bureau have "gone back to the meeting table" in an effort to finalize the mandatory Automated Export System filing rules. Once changes are agreed to, CBP and Census will have to reissue a new proposed rule for mandatory AES with all new deadlines for comments and final implementation. (American Shipper, February 2007, www.americanshipper.com)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that effective May 1, 2007 it implemented changes to its Automated Commercial System internal data system. CBP states that it continues to implement incremental updates to the system in an effort to enhance cargo security while facilitating legitimate trade. CBP also states that as it moves forward, it will provide ongoing updates to the trade community. In the interim, CBP encourages brokers to continue dialogue with the local CBP port office to address questions or concerns. (Adm: 07-0120, dated 05/11/07, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2007/2007-0120.ADM.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Determining the Acceptability of Transaction Value for Related Party Transactions.