CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Final recommendations of the 21st Century Customs Framework Modernization task force include mandatory partner government agency trusted trader programs under the CTPAT framework and authorization to reduce the merchandise processing fee (MPF) for CTPAT members, among other things, according to a document released in advance of a vote on the recommendations at the June 29 meeting of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP provided more details on the transition to national permits once its final rule amending its Part 111 customs broker regulations takes effect, in a fact sheet released June 23. The fact sheet, which details the Part 111 changes proposed in June 2020 (see 2006040037), says that about 400 brokers currently are still operating without a national permit, despite the likely elimination of district permits in the upcoming final rule. CBP will “transition this pool of brokers to a national permit” between publication of the final rule and its effective date, with district permits remaining active until the final rule takes effect and ACE national permit programming is in place, the fact sheet said.
FDA put out an “important 30-day notice for FSVP importers” that entity identification code “UNK” will no longer be accepted in the entity number field in ACE beginning on July 24. “FSVP importers will be required to ensure that their valid, 9-digit DUNS number is provided in the Entity Number field,” FDA said by email. “On July 24, 2022, CBP will reject an entry line of a food subject to the FSVP regulation when the FSVP importer’s DUNS number is not provided in the Entity Number field.”
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
FORT LAUDERDALE -- A recent update to internal CBP guidance on prior disclosures significantly shortens the time frame importers and brokers have to gather information on potential violations by making it more difficult to request extensions for more time to perfect the disclosure, customs lawyer Jennifer Diaz of Diaz Trade Law said during a recent panel discussion.
FORT LAUDERDALE -- Delays drawback filers are seeing in claims processing are related to a variety of factors, including a reorganization of CBP’s drawback staff and understaffing at certain key drawback centers, but importers can follow certain best practices to speed the process along, CBP officials and drawback experts said during a panel discussion June 15.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently announced that it is accepting requests to participate in an upcoming “beta” pilot for “e-filing” of its PGA message set on certificate of compliance data. The agency will accept as many as 50 participants, with a subset of nine importers and brokers that will begin working with the agency early to develop the IT infrastructure necessary for pilot filing, it said in a June 10 final rule.