CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The transition of Importer Security Filing (ISF) from the legacy Automated Commercial Service to ACE will be included as part of CBP’s Sept. 16 ACE deployment (see 1707270035), the agency said in a CSMS message. “More details will be available the week of August 21. In the meantime, trade parties may continue to test ISF in CBP’s certification environment,” it said. ISF had been scheduled for deployment on Jan. 14, 2017, before it was postponed indefinitely (see 1701060052), along with other ACE post-release capabilities (see 1701110039).
CBP posted on the agency's website some documents for the upcoming Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting on Aug. 23 in San Diego. Only the government papers and the agenda for the meeting were posted. Among other things, CBP said in its Border Interagency Executive Council issue paper that the BIEC principals plan to meet on Aug. 28 to consider a working group report on partner government agency targeting and manifest access. "The BIEC is working on several major projects, along with developing a process to prioritize enhancements to Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) that are considered 'post-core,'" the agency said. The BIEC will also "be focusing on continued ACE enhancements and simplifying CBP processes, in line with CBP’s trade priorities and funding availability," it said.
CBP posted its updated Fish and Wildlife Service ACE implementation guide to its website on Aug. 11. The updated FWS partner government agency (PGA) message set now includes only two FWS flags, with one indicating a commodity always requires clearance by FWS and the other covering commodities that are “likely to contain commodities” that require FWS declarations and may be disclaimed. The new message set also adds a new ACE input for designated port exception permits, as expected (see 1703010042).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Centers of Excellence and Expertise now include "entry personnel that perform entry functions such as collections, statement processing, broker management, etc.," CBP said in a CSMS message. As of July 10, "entry personnel fall under the chain of command of the Center Director, who is operationally responsible for performing trade processing functions and making entry summary determinations within their industry sector," CBP said. "Entry personnel will continue to support local based processes, such as collections and broker management and the trade may contact personnel located at the port. The submission of entry documentation remains the same and the trade should continue to use" ACE, or use paper at the port, if necessary.
CBP will require use of ACE for processing electronic foreign trade zone admission applications and duty deferral entry and entry summary filings starting Sept. 16, it said in two notices. CBP previously announced the deployments as part of its plan to phase in the remaining ACE deployments (see 1707270038). The FTZ notice also "clarifies that the list of data elements required for the electronic FTZ admission application must include the 'Zone ID,'" CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Document Imaging System "can be used as an interim procedure for Immediate Delivery (ID) procedures needed for specific shipments through ports of entry," CBP said in a CSMS message. "ID procedures require a letter to be on file at the port of entry" and "letters requesting ID procedures can be sent via ACE using DIS," the agency said. "Trade will use DIS to provide the ID procedure request to the port on an as needed basis or as requested by the port of entry. The ID procedure request will need to accompany the specific entry number with a DIS image."