CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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CBP will begin a test of rail cargo manifest filing for exports within the Automated Commercial Environment, the agency said in a notice (here). The voluntary test will require participants to submit export data electronically at least two hours before loading, the agency said. Currently, CBP requires no paper or electronic manifest for rail cargo. The pilot will begin by Oct. 9, and is scheduled to last for two years, said CBP.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP’s recent delay of some mandatory use dates for the Automated Commercial Environment elicited a sigh of relief from the trade community, but much work remains to ensure a smooth transition, said customs brokers and software developers in recent interviews. The new staged approach, with deadlines in February and July 2016, gives the trade the time it needs to successfully migrate to ACE. However, familiar problems with quota-related entry types and still-unreleased software requirements by CBP and other agencies will remain hurdles to be overcome as ACE implementation continues over the coming year.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Sept. 2 issued new regulations that allow for the filing of required import documentation in electronic format (here). The agency’s interim final rule, which takes immediate effect, adds an electronic filing option to language in the NHTSA regulations that require a “written statement” or imply the submission of a paper document, including the phrases “in duplicate,” “a copy of,” a “document,” and “accompanied by a statement.” NHTSA began its pilot test of electronic filing in the Automated Commercial Environment on Aug. 19 (see 1508070015). Comments on the interim final rule are due Oct. 2.
Despite the recent delay in required use dates for the Automated Commercial Environment (see 1509010017), CBP will still only allow one day for live testing of several entry types, according to a new agency deployment schedule (here). The 11 entry types that may include quota merchandise -- including foreign-trade zone and warehouse entries and withdrawals -- will not be deployed until Feb. 27, according to the schedule.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP posted additional details on the agency's recently revised plans for transitioning to the Automated Commercial Environment (here). CBP decided to push back some of the mandatory use dates for ACE in response to readiness concerns for the system (see 1509010017). As part of the updated schedule, beginning Feb. 28, ACE will be required for electronic entries and entry summaries, as well as for Food and Drug Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Lacey Act data.