CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
A lack of clarity on "a unique identifier for supply chain operators crossing borders" is limiting the potential for trusted trader programs internationally, CBP Acting Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said during a May 17 speech at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Supply Chain Summit. "We've been working so hard to recognize Authorized Economic Operator programs globally with partners, we've entered into Mutual Recognition Agreements, we're intending to expand them," but "they are not having dramatic operational value for our trade partnership," he said. McAleenan has been pushing to standardize unique identifiers (see 1612020024).
CBP answered questions on which blanket declarations are available in ACE in its list of frequently asked questions posted on May 17 (here). Blanket declarations through the ACE portal, which can be viewed nationally by CBP, are an option for Affidavit of Manufacture, Importer Certifying Statement, Non-Reimbursement Blanket Statement (Antidumping/Countervailing Duty), and NAFTA Certificate of Origin. CBP also provided information on Partner Government Agency participation in the Automated Export System.
Plans for deploying the drawback simplification changes in ACE remain an open question due to uncertain funding sources, a CBP spokeswoman said. Those simplification changes were part of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (TFTEA) and regulations are expected to be in place as required by Feb. 24, 2018, but it's unclear how those changes in ACE would be paid for (see 1705090022). "The development of proposed regulations to implement the TFTEA drawback program is well underway," the spokeswoman said. "Given that development and deployment of Drawback Simplification in ACE per TFTEA, in February 2018, is an unfunded mandate, CBP continues to assess the path forward."
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CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
International Trade Today is providing a summary of information contained in the Food and Drug Administration’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program final rule and other FDA fact sheets and guidance on the definition of the “FSVP importer” that must comply with the regulations and be identified on entry documentation. Beginning on May 30, 2017, the first of FSVP’s staggered compliance dates (see 1602120038), FSVP importers must begin conducting the activities required by the rule if their supplier:
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters: