CBP has posted an updated version of its notice announcing that the Revenue Division will no longer fax copies of approved continuous bond submissions to the bond filer after October 1, 2009. Though continuous bond information is available via the ACE Portal, CBP clarifies that brokers will need access to their client's ACE Portal Importer account to obtain it. Brokers can also query bond data for their clients via ABI. (See ITT's Online Archives or 10/29/09 news, 09102905, for earlier BP summary.)(Notice, dated 11/18/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/priority_trade/revenue/bonds/pilot_program/news_develop/bond_submissions.xml)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that it is scheduled to deploy ESAR A2.3.1a (antidumping/countervailing duty (AD/CVD) entries in ACE and AD/CVD Case Management) on January 17, 2010.
At the November 5, 2009 Trade Support Network meeting, the TSN's House Bill Release Task Group issued a white paper on its recommendation for the release of cargo at the House Bill of Lading (BOL) level through ACE.
Commerce Secretary Locke issued a statement on the release of the September 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services Report, which indicated U.S. exports increased by 2.9 percent since August 2009, while imports increased 5.8 percent. Exports rose for the fifth consecutive month. (Press release, dated 11/13/09, available at http://www.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases_FactSheets/PROD01_008612)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted its report to Congress on the Automated Commercial Environment for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 (April 1 through June 30, 2009).
CBP has issued a CSMS message advising the trade that testing for ACE Entry Summaries is now available in the ACE Certification environment. Testing in ACE Certification requires that the test summary data conform to the specifications for ACE release A2.3.1a (AD/CVD entry summary and related processing). Filers whose software conforms to the new requirements may start or resume testing of ACE Entry Summaries, effective immediately. (See ITT's Online Archives or 11/04/09 news, 09110405, for BP summary announcing that CBP would be deploying ACE AD/CVD testing to the Certification environment on November 9th.) (CSMS 09-000346, dated 11/09/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17741&page=&srch_argv=09-000346&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that registration is now open for live webcast viewing of the 10th annual Trade Symposium, which will be held on December 8 - 10, 2009 in Washington, DC.
The ITDS Board has submitted its annual report on the International Trade Data System to Congress, as required by the 2006 SAFE Port Act.1 The report includes updates on the status of ITDS implementation and the status of the Automated Commercial Environment within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, among other issues.
CBP has posted its report to Congress on the Automated Commercial Environment for the third quarter of fiscal year 2009 (April 1 through June 30, 2009). (Report, posted 11/05/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/ace/quarterly_reports/ace_rpt_09_3qtr.ctt/ace_rpt_09_3qtr.pdf)
The ITDS Board has submitted its annual report on the International Trade Data System to Congress, as required by the 2006 SAFE Port Act.1 The report includes updates on the status of ITDS implementation and the status of the Automated Commercial Environment within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, among other issues.