The Consumer Product Safety Commission plans to test out a “streamlined approach” to filing electronic certificates of compliance in its upcoming pilot program, said Carol Cave, director of CPSC’s Office of Import Surveillance and Inspection, during a webinar on March 12. Agency officials envision a “certificate registry,” where full certificates of compliance containing all required data elements would be filed in advance of entry, said Cave. At time of entry, importers and brokers would then only have to provide a certificate number generated by the registry that would reference the full certificate, she said.
CBP posted the transcript (here) and presentation (here) from a March 4 webinar for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) software developers.
CBP additional guidance for other agencies interacting with the Automated Commercial Environment (see 1503090013):
The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership remains shielded behind closed doors, but U.S. compliance professionals are preparing for the sharp rise in trade flows and increased filing hurdles that are expected to accompany future implementation of the pact, several brokers and compliance consultants said in recent days. TPP chief negotiators are meeting in Hawaii this week, and speculation is rising over a conclusion to the deal. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman recently predicted a wrap-up of the talks at some point in 2015 (see 1502050058), but the U.S. has failed to meet deadlines set in the past by Froman and other TPP officials.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP posted the transcript (here) and presentation (here) from a March 9 webinar on Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) air import manifests.
CBP posted filing instructions within the Automated Commercial Environment for more participating government agencies (see1503090013) :
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CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP posted filing instructions within the Automated Commercial Environment for participating government agencies: