U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted the comments of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Related Homeland Security Functions (COAC) on CBP's Trade Strategy for fiscal years 2009-2013.
Sources at U.S. Customs and Border Protection and a recent National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) webinar have provided an update on using the new Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) chapter1 containingthe Participating Government Agencies (PGA) data set for submitting the Lacey Act Amendments declaration for imported plants and plant products.
CBP has posted a memorandum announcing a special import quota of 15,552,728 kg for upland cotton that is provided for in HTS Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S. Note 6 and is entered under HTS 9903.52.47. (CBP notes that this quantity is not subject to the tariff rate quotas in Chapter 52 Additional U.S. Notes 5 through 10.)
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that an ACE Information Seminar will be held on March 25, 2009 in Sterling, VA. The cost is $55 for Washington Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association (WCBFFA) members and $75.00 for non-members. CBP's CSMS message contains attachments with the seminar flyer and registration form. (CSMS 09-000093, dated 02/19/09, available at http://apps.cbp.gov/csms/viewmssg.asp?Recid=17480&page=&srch_argv=09-000093&srchtype=all&btype=&sortby=&sby)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued its Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2008.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message which announces that two rules in the Batch & Block Control Chapter of the ACE ABI CATAIR1 must soon be adhered to for all messages for six ABI application identifiers, or fatal errors will result.
CBP has issued a CSMS message announcing that it has fixed a problem with ACE users being unable to login. The issue was resolved at approximately 6:15 p.m. on February 17, 2009. CBP had previously issued a CSMS message stating that a small number of trade users were reporting inability to login to the ACE portal. (CSMS messages, hyperlinked, 09-000089 and 09-000087)
As part of his confirmation process, Treasury Secretary Geithner submitted responses to Senate Finance Committee's questions for the record.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS regarding the new Participating Government Agencies Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) chapter that it recently posted to its Web site.
CBP has posted Amendment 34 to the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) document. According to CBP, the CATAIR has been amended as follows (partial list):