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CBP to Open Cargo Release Pilot to Type 52 Entries
October 19, 2015 |Customs

CBP will open up its cargo release pilot to type 52 entries (government-dutiable – other than Defense Contract Management Command (DCMAO)), it said in a notice (here). Participating brokers and importers will be able to electronically file a simplified entry for the release of entry type 52 cargo, in the air, ocean, rail, and truck modes of transportation as well as for mail, pedestrian, and passenger (hand-carried) modes of transportation, it said. The same eligibility requirements apply as those for entry types 01, 03 and 11, which are already part of CBP’s cargo release test. Brokers and importers seeking to participate should contact their CBP client representatives, or otherwise email Steven Zaccaro at steven.j.zaccaro@cbp.dhs.gov with the subject heading “Automated Entry Type 52 for ACE Cargo Release-Request to Participate.”

CBP Corrects Vessel Export Manifest Pilot Notice
October 19, 2015 |Customs

Ocean carriers and forwarders seeking to participate in CBP’s pilot on filing vessel cargo export manifests in the Automated Commercial Environment must have the capability to electronically send and receive data via Ocean CAMIR, ANSI X12, or Unified XML, said CBP in a notice (here). CBP issued the notice to correct its earlier announcement of the vessel export manifest pilot (see 1508190007), which listed the wrong message set capabilities, it said.

Entry Types 23, 06 Accepted in ACE
October 19, 2015 |Customs

CBP on Oct. 17 began accepting entry and entry summary types 23 (Temporary Importation Bond (TIB)) and 06 (Consumption – Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ)) in the certification and production environments of the Automated Commercial Environment, the agency said (here). CBP previously scheduled deployment of quota-related entry types for Feb. 27, but has since revised that plan following industry concerns (see 1509300020).

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
CBP's Smith 'Nervous' about ACE Readiness for February Deadline
October 19, 2015 by Tim Warren|Top News

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Still lackluster filing rates in the Automated Commercial Environment for cargo release have Brenda Smith, CBP assistant commissioner for the Office of International Trade, already nervous about whether industry will be ready for the Feb. 28 mandatory use date, she said at the Western Cargo Conference on Oct. 16. While still optimistic, with around 10 percent of cargo release filings using ACE, she said there's some major concern. "Are we going to make Feb. 28?," she asked. "With these numbers? I don't think so."

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
CBP to Clarify Interim Final Rule on ACE Transition
October 15, 2015 |Customs

CBP is working to correct a summary of transition plans included within the agency's recent interim final rule, CBP said in a CSMS message (here). CBP spelled out its plans for shutting down the Automated Commercial System and requiring ACE for electronic filing in an interim final rule (Ref:1510090017]). "A summary of this [final rule] has caused some confusion regarding this timeline," said CBP. While CBP didn't specify the problem in the summary, it said the correct information is included in the body of the rule.

CBP Updates DIS Test Ahead of ACE Transition
October 14, 2015 |Customs

CBP will open up its test for the Document Image System to "anyone transmitting cargo release or entry summary information to" the Automated Commercial Environment, the agency said in a notice (here). As of the effective date, Oct. 15, CBP will also expand the forms that are supported in the DIS, it said. CBP will also announce additions of DIS-eligible forms in CSMS message, rather than through Federal Register notices, and will maintain a list of eligible forms on its website (here). The changes are among CBP's preparations for the planned transition to ACE (see 1509300020).

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
Google, Telecom Groups Support Changes to FCC Import Requirements
October 14, 2015 by Tim Warren|Top News

The Federal Communications Commission should be careful not to add new regulatory requirements if it eliminates use of FCC Form 740, the Telecommunications Industry Association said in comments to the FCC (here) on the agency's proposal to revise import requirements, among other things (see 1508110024). "Simply eliminating Form 740 will not achieve the FCC’s goal" to reduce administrative burdens "if the proposal simply shifts the obligation to importers to provide the same data elements to CBP," the trade group said. TIA and other filers, including Google and the CEA, offered general support for the end of Form 740, while seeking various tweaks to the FCC's proposal.