International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for Oct. 5-9 in case they were missed.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP posted some new summaries to its previously released list (see 1509220019) of Standard Operating Procedures for CBP and Participating Government Agencies as part of the Automated Commercial Environment/International Trade Data System pilot (here). Links to the new ACE Pilot procedure summaries are below:
CBP posted some training materials to help users of Automated Commercial Environment exporter accounts, the agency said (here). The materials include a quick reference guide (here), frequently asked questions and some instructional videos (here).
CBP spelled out its plans for shutting down the Automated Commercial System and requiring the Automated Commercial Environment for electronic filing in an interim final rule (here), as expected (see 1509300020). The interim rule explains that ACE will be an authorized Electronic Data Interchange system as of Nov. 1 and that CBP will phase out ACS as an authorized EDI. CBP will also end pilot programs and adjust its regulations as part of the change to ACE, it said. Comments are due Nov. 12.
International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for Sept. 28 - Oct. 2 in case they were missed.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking participants for its pilot on electronic submission in the Automated Commercial Environment of information required by APHIS Animal Care, Biotechnology and Regulatory Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, and Veterinary Services, it said (here). Through the pilot, which APHIS says will begin “no earlier than Oct. 2,” APHIS and CBP will test filing in ACE through APHIS’ Partner Government Agency (PGA) message set and the Document Imaging.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP posted the recording (here) and presentation (here) from a Sept. 17 webinar on Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) export. "This webinar provided the trade community with information on how to apply for a new Exporter account in the ACE Secure Data Portal and run trade export reports," said CBP in a CSMS message (here). "CBP and the U.S. Census Bureau also discussed details about the transition of AESDirect export commodity filing capabilities to the ACE Portal, scheduled to be deployed later this year."