International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for April 15-19 in case they were missed.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP on April 18 added the ability in ACE for importers to file entries with the third group of exclusions from Section 301 duties, it said in a CSMS message. Filers of imported products that were granted an exclusion should report the regular Chapter 84, 85 or 90 Harmonized Tariff Schedule number, as well as subheading 9903.88.07 for products subject to Section 301 duties on products from China but that have been granted an exclusion by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. “Do not submit the corresponding Chapter 99 HTS number for the Section 301 duties when HTS 9903.88.07 is submitted,” CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
SAN ANTONIO -- CBP is already testing multiple suggestions put forth as part of the agency's effort to update its framework, said Brenda Smith, CBP executive assistant commissioner-trade, on April 17 at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America's annual conference. For example, the agency is "investing in cognitive analytics to protect U.S. business from unfair or illicit trade through more effective risk assessment and targeting," she said. CBP is also working at "providing better data out of ACE," she said.
SAN ANTONIO -- The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will set up a range of outreach options, including a help desk, to assist importers, customs brokers and software developers with the upcoming mandatory use of the APHIS “Core” partner government agency message set in ACE, said Dr. Vivek Kamath of APHIS at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America's annual conference April 16. The agency is still in the “planning phases” for the move and the “final timeline is not yet decided,” Kamath said.
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP released an updated ACE deployment schedule that includes a new mention of the first deployment of collections in August, the agency said in a CSMS message. Also new are "Consolidated Express Filings with a deployment date of July 2019" and "Enhancements to Mass Liquidation with a deployment date of July 2019," CBP said. The mass liquidation deployment only impacts CBP users, the agency said in the change log.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: