U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued Harmonized System Update No. 0701 to ABI filers stating that CBP has completed its update of the Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and harmonized records for:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a document listing the questions and answers from the importer and broker session of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange II Conference that was held from October 30-November 2, 2006 in Tucson, Arizona.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the 2007 annual $125 user fee that is assessed for each Customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by January 19, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a document listing the questions and answers from the importer and broker session of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange II Conference that was held from October 30-November 2, 2006 in Tucson, Arizona.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice requesting comments by February 5, 2007 on its draft proposal1 for advance trade data elements for maritime cargo (also referred to as the 10+2 proposal).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum-security criteria for customs brokers, which are effective as of December 31, 2006.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued its minimum-security criteria for customs brokers already enrolled in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program, or for those wishing to join the voluntary, incentive-based supply chain security program.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum-security criteria for customs brokers effective as of December 31, 2006.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice regarding quota opening changes due to Federal office closures on January 2, 2007. CBP states that due to the closure of Federal offices on January 2, 2007, all quota openings that were previously scheduled for Tuesday, January 2, 2007 took place on Wednesday, January 3, 2007. For commodities covered by opening moment procedures, opening moment was on Wednesday, January 3, 2007, at 12 noon, EST. (QBT-06-624, dated 12/29/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_624.ctt/06_624.doc.)
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has posted to its Web site the Harmonized Tariff Schedule changes - at the full 10-digit level -as well as any new or amended notes or headings - that are being implemented to conform U.S. law to international Harmonized System (HS) nomenclature changes recommended for adoption by the World Customs Organization (WCO), and to certain Harmonized System Committee (HSC) decisions necessary to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature, etc.