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CBP Releases Supplemental Guide for FDA ACE Filing
April 20, 2016 |Customs

CBP released an updated Food and Drug Administration supplemental guide for filing in ACE (here). The update includes number of tweaks, bug fixes and clarifications based on feedback it has received from the trade community, said an FDA official recently (see 1603150047). The updates are mostly minor changes, FDA has said (see 1602040022).

DHL Adds New Internal ACE System
April 19, 2016 |Trade Business

DHL Global Forwarding began using an internal customs brokerage management system designed to work with ACE, said DHL in a news release (here). "The IT system has been ACE-certified and is fully integrated with the company’s current Document Management System and Inland Transportation Management System, and it will also feed information to DHL’s future Unified Reporting System, as well as new Client Portal, to be launched in the fourth quarter of 2016," the company said. DHL worked with Kewill to create the system. “With all the Customs changes taking place in the U.S., we think this new system will be a big benefit to our customers, working flawlessly with ACE to provide them a more expedited service for all their Customs filings,” said Jim Miller, senior director for Customs Brokerage at DHL Global Forwarding. The system is also "equipped with the required Lacey Act programming, as well as functionality to interface with Participating Government Agencies," said DHL.

Topics:Lacey Act
DHS, HHS Laud ACE Progress
April 19, 2016 |Customs

The Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services celebrated recent progress in the effort toward ACE and the International Trade Data System in a joint April 19 letter to the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America. "Business users are currently filing approximately 92% of entry summary requirements in the Single Window and Cargo Release volumes have soared from low 40% figures to a record high of 70% in just the last several weeks," said Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at DHS and Acting Deputy Secretary Mary Wakefield, Department of HHS. "The numbers reflect a significant uptick in adoption by many of the largest filers and active testing and engagement from thousands of smaller businesses," they said. The officials pointed to the process as proof of successful collaboration with industry and trade groups. "NCBFAA and other industry users have not only identified problems, but worked collaboratively with government agencies to develop and rapidly implement effective solutions," they said. Modifications to mandatory deadlines and added flexibilities for certain data elements are two recent examples of this partnership. It is clear that the engagement and expertise from the filers who will ultimately rely on the system remain one of the most critical elements of success. Deploying an effective ITDS remains a top priority for DHS and HHS "and for many other U.S. agencies and the Administration on a whole," they said.

No Increase in Cargo Exams From New Enforcement Authorities, Says CBP
April 19, 2016 by Brian Feito|Top News

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Implementation of new trade enforcement provisions of recently passed customs reauthorization legislation will not result in an overall increase in cargo exams, said CBP officials speaking April 19 at the annual conference of the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America. Though CBP is focused on creating its new Trade Law Enforcement Division tasked with issuing trade alerts (see 1602230080), as well as implementing new programs to apply risk assessments (see 1602170074), the agency’s overall goal is better targeted exams, not more of them, they said.

Topics:Forced Labor
Quota Merchandise Entries Should Still be Filed in ACS, Says CBP
April 18, 2016 |Customs

Entries and entry summaries involving quota merchandise must still be filed in the Automated Commercial System, said CBP in a CSMS message (here). CBP further clarified (here) that "Foreign Trade Zone (type 06) entries and Temporary Importation Bond entries (type 23) that include quota merchandise must continue to be filed in ACS until the transition date for all quot[a] entries in ACE." CBP previously said it plans to deploy ACE quota functions in July (see 1603160037). "All Quota entries will be transitioned to ACE on the same date in the summer, 2016," the agency said.