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):
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its "ACE Workplan Schedule," which lists the changes and/or fixes to the Automated Commercial Environment (and other systems it interfaces with) scheduled for deployment from February 28 through April 11, 2009.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice stating that it will begin implementing Automated Commercial Environment initial entry summary capabilities (ESAR A2.2) in Spring 2009 for the filing and processing of formal (type 01) and informal (type 11) entry summaries.
1. Reminder: Goods from Kosovo Must be Marked as Such Starting Feb 18th
CBP has posted Amendment 33 to the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) document. According to CBP, the CATAIR has been amended as follows:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted revised versions of previously issued ACE ABI CATAIR1 documents. CBP has also posted a new ACE ABI CATAIR appendix and a 2009 version of its Change Record.
CBP has posted a notice providing details on the trade's ability to receive refund checks, resulting from overpayment of customs duties, taxes, and fees, electronically through Automated Clearinghouse (ACH). An ACH question and answer notice was also posted. (Notice and Q&A, dated 02/04/09, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/automated/automated_systems/ach/)