U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice providing additional details on the 10th annual trade symposium, which will be held on December 8 - 10, 2009 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, DC.
According to CBP's August/September 2009 ACE Trade Account Owner update, it has been discovered that if a carrier or their agent requests an in-bond move via their ACE Portal e-Manifest declaration and they use certain Units of Measure (UOM) descriptions in the shipment/commodity/quantity and weight section, the in-bond request will be rejected internally by the system with no error message being returned to the carrier.
CBP has posted an updated schedule for its outreach events in various locations around the country to provide the trade community with an opportunity to learn more about the new Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements (a.k.a. ISF/"10+2") interim final rule. (Schedule, dated 09/24/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/09_outreach_schl.xml)
CBP has posted an In-Bond Guide for ACE Electronic Truck Manifest, which is a short guide to create, arrive, and export in-bond shipments in ACE e-Manifest for truck. (Guide, posted 09/23/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/automated/modernization/carrier_info/electronic_truck_manifest_info/inbond_info/inbond_truck_manifest.ctt/inbond_truck_manifest.doc)
CBP has posted updated versions of the following ACE ABI CATAIR documents:
CBP Acting Commissioner Ahern will host CBP's 10th annual trade symposium on December 8 - 10. Registration will open on October 1, 2009. The registration fee is $290. Symposium topics will include Importer Security Filing (10+2), Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), the Automated Commercial Environment and other CBP programs and initiatives. (See ITT's Online Archives or 09/21/09 news, 09092110, for previous BP summary on the trade symposium.) (Notice, dated 09/21/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/09212009.xml)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted the June/July and August 2009 Trade Support Network monthly activity reports summarizing the activity of all of the TSN Committees and Subcommittees for the given months.
Senate's Customs Reauthorization Bill Would Allow $325 Million in MPF Collections for ACE/ITDS, Etc.
On August 6, 2009, Senate Finance Committee leaders Baucus (D) and Grassley (R) introduced the "Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009" (S.1631).
On August 6, 2009, Senate Finance Committee leaders Baucus (D) and Grassley (R) introduced the "Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009" (S.1631).
The International Trade Data System has issued a notice regarding the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' future ACE interface.