Sept. 17-20 International Trade Administration renewable energy trade mission to the Philippines and Thailand -- http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-16595_PI.pdf

More than 52 percent of European companies believe it has become more risky to do international business over the last five years, and 95% say their own company has become more concerned about multinational and export risk, said a report by ACE Group. The report said the four key risk factors are disruption from catastrophes (42%), financial crises (38%), greater dependency on overseas earnings (37%), and international terrorist events (33%).

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:

CBP won't go through with plans for a pilot that would waive local broker permitting requirements, said Elena Ryan, CBP's acting director, Trade Facilitation and Administration. Ryan spoke on a panel on rewriting broker regulations at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) Sept. 10. CBP previously said it was considering a pilot program that would waive the requirement to maintain a place of business within the district where customs business is being conducted.

CBP Los Angeles scheduled a trade forum on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), it said in a public bulletin. The trade forum is to provide up to date information on a number of topics on ACE. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the bulletin.

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:

CBP posted an document on AD/CV duty enforcement, giving a broad look at CBP's ongoing efforts to improve enforcement and steps the trade can use to limit exposure. CBP provides some information on the Re-Engineering Dumping (RED) Team, which is reviewing the entire AD/CVD import process.

CBP New York will hold the quarterly brokers meeting on Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. in Room 401, 1100 Raymond Blvd., Newark, N.J., it said in an informational pipeline. Items listed on the agenda for discussion are: ACE, Importer Security Filing, Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Cold Treatment, Update on Centers for Excellence and Expertise, Simplified Entry, and Quota Processing Reminder. Contact: Linda Birck at Linda.Birck@dhs.gov. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.

CBP provided detailed guidance on the filing procedures and timelines involved with the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEEs) in a new document on CEE Test Guidelines and the "Responsibilities and Procedures for Participating Accounts."

CBP posted a user guide on how to Create and Maintain Ocean Conveyances, which contains step by step instructions for creating, viewing and maintaining ocean conveyance records in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Effective Sept. 29, ACE will be the only CBP approved Electronic Data Interchange for transmitting required advance ocean and rail manifest information to CBP. After Sept. 29, ocean carriers should be using the ACE Portal functionality to add all new conveyance records and to edit any existing conveyance records that are under their ACE account, CBP said. Those that have not established an ACE Portal Account should apply for an ACE account now, it said. The ACE Portal Application is available on CBP.gov and may be submitted electronically.