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NCBFAA Endorses CBP Commissioner Nominee McAleenan
April 17, 2017 |White House

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America endorsed President Donald Trump’s nominee for CBP commissioner, Kevin McAleenan, saying that he understands how to resolve ongoing challenges associated with e-commerce processing, the rollout of ACE and revision of customs broker Part 111 regulations, according to a letter the group sent to the Senate Finance Committee (here). In the letter addressed to committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and ranking member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., NCBFAA President Geoffrey Powell added that McAleenan has demonstrated that CBP can work with its 49 partner government agencies in ensuring that imports meet requirements for health, safety, intellectual property, antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement, and “enlightened labor standards.” McAleenan "has demonstrated leadership within CBP that gives us confidence in the agency and should provide you assurance that it will meet its responsibilities in enforcement and in the facilitation of trade,” Powell said. “NCBFAA is strongly supportive of his nomination.” Powell urged the committee to hold a confirmation hearing “as soon as committee procedures and schedule permit.” Senate Finance didn't comment.

Repeal NAFTA Drawback Restrictions, Expand ACE, Commenters Tell Commerce
April 17, 2017 by Brian Bradley|Top News

Industry groups asked the U.S. government to work to repeal restrictions on NAFTA drawback and duty deferral and to expand ACE, in response to the Commerce Department’s request for information (here) on regulations that hamper domestic manufacturing. Although negotiators included the drawback and deferral restrictions in NAFTA to prevent China from using Mexico as a platform for component parts to be exported to the U.S., several companies involved in duty preference programs for foreign investors and domestic firms have nevertheless convinced suppliers from Asia and Europe to establish production facilities in Mexico to replace imports from non-NAFTA sources, according to the Duty Drawback Coalition’s comments (here). To counter the negative effects of NAFTA drawback restrictions on foreign-owned manufacturing plants in Mexico, Mexico established Sectoral Promotion Programs, which reduce several standard duty rates, the coalition said. Canada has reduced duty rates to mitigate the effects of the NAFTA drawback restrictions as well, the group said.

Topics:Drawback, World Trade Organization (WTO)
CBP Fix Allows for PSCs to Change Type 03 AD/CVD Entries
April 13, 2017 |Customs

CBP deployed a fix on April 6 to allow for the use of Post-Summary Corrections to change an entry from an antidumping or countervailing duty entry to another entry type, CBP said in an April 13 CSMS message (here). "In recent months, a technical validation issue prevented the successful filing of a PSC to change an 03 entry type (AD/CVD) to a non-AD/CVD entry type," the agency said. "A fix was deployed to the applicable validation and the ability to change an entry from 03 to a non-AD/CVD entry type via PSC is now available." A CBP official recently said some continued use of ACE and the Automated Commercial System is causing PSC issues, among others (see 1704060029).

CBP FAQs on ACE Released
April 7, 2017 |Customs

CBP answered questions on transition of Automated Commercial System queries to ACE in its list of frequently asked questions posted on April 7 (here). CBP also provided information on Environmental Protection Agency flagging and Temporary Importation Bond export exams. CBP sends out FAQs based on its ACE status calls (see 1702010039).

CBP in Early Stages of Answering Questions Around Section 321 Clearance
April 7, 2017 by Brian Feito|Customs

NEW ORLEANS -- Section 321 clearance via the Automated Broker Interface is likely years away, but CBP and the trade community are actively considering a multitude of issues surrounding e-commerce and low value shipments, according to trade industry and government officials during a panel discussion at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference on April 5. Though short-term solutions for filers and CBP are likely to come earlier, CBP and the trade community need to avoid having those fixes becoming the norm and put the resources into an automated solution that gives customs brokers the same capabilities as others in the supply chain, said Vince Iacopella of Alba Wheels Up.