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CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
The Food and Drug Administration is adopting the flexible approach urged by industry for filing in ACE of some data elements that may not be known at time of entry, in its final rule setting ACE filing requirements (here). Data elements for active pharmaceutical ingredients will remain optional, and the agency will continue to allow for a “UNK” intended use code where the intended use code is unknown at time of entry, the final rule said. However, FDA declined to allow more time for implementation of new ACE requirements, setting an effective date of Dec. 29 despite calls to allow several months for implementation.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is ending its joint “alpha” pilot with CBP to test filing of its partner government agency (PGA) message set in ACE, it said (here). The pilot, which gave filers the option to either transmit PGA message set data elements individually or transmit a single unique identifier referencing a registry, was successful, it said. “Participants primarily chose to file data using the Product Registry and Reference PGA Message Set, although we anticipate that several participants will file using the Full PGA Message Set before the pilot concludes,” CPSC said. CPSC will now turn to reviewing lessons learned and developing its “beta” phase pilot. A CPSC official has said the “beta” pilot will open in 2017 to about 100 participants (see 1606090020). The “alpha” pilot will end on Dec. 31. After that date, filers will no longer be allowed to transmit CPSC data in ACE, and “CBP will undertake efforts to reject or prevent” such filing.
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
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The prospect of punitive tariffs and a renegotiated NAFTA could significantly impact customs brokers, but some could see benefits from U.S. leverage in any NAFTA withdrawal talks and potential port investments under the Trump administration, National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America Legislative Representative Jon Kent said during a Nov. 22 webinar. The required six-month window between submitting a withdrawal notice to NAFTA members and actual departure could give Trump an advantage in promoting U.S. interests, potentially spurring flexibility from Canada and Mexico during talks, Kent said. “It may not be enough, he may want to go further, and they’re willing to take it,” he said. “Having the ability just to shut down the agreement may provide him some edge. I think he’s well known as a negotiator, and I think this may be part of that inclination.”
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over imports and exports published their regulatory plans for the next several months as part of the Fall 2016 Unified Agenda (here). New rulemakings include the development of a national standard for disclosing bioengineered food, a final rule to require filing of new data elements for high-risk seafood imports and a proposal to allow imports of poultry slaughtered in China.