U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice regarding quota opening changes due to Federal office closures on January 2, 2007. CBP states that due to the closure of Federal offices on January 2, 2007, all quota openings that were previously scheduled for Tuesday, January 2, 2007 took place on Wednesday, January 3, 2007. For commodities covered by opening moment procedures, opening moment was on Wednesday, January 3, 2007, at 12 noon, EST. (QBT-06-624, dated 12/29/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/textiles_and_quotas/qbts/qbt2006/06_624.ctt/06_624.doc.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a notice to its Web site inviting importers, brokers, carriers, and ABI software developers and self programmers to attend the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange III conference in Dearborn, MI on February 26-28, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted a summary of changes to the Automated Export System (AES) Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR) to its Web site, indicating that Version 1.0 was changed on December 18, 2006 as follows:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a lengthy document on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled "ACE Frequently Asked Questions."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a document listing the questions and answers from the importer and broker session of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange II Conference that was held from October 30-November 2, 2006 in Tucson, Arizona.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a document listing the questions and answers from the importer and broker session of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange II Conference that was held from October 30-November 2, 2006 in Tucson, Arizona.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site various materials related to presentations made at the December 11-13, 2006 meeting of the Trade Support Network (TSN).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a document listing the questions and answers from the importer and broker session of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange II Conference that was held from October 30-November 2, 2006 in Tucson, Arizona.
CBP has posted to its Web site a draft version of an update to the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) Appendix H (Census Warning Messages and Override Codes). This appendix provides a list of Census' warning messages, their description, resolution, and override code(s). CBP states that any decisions, policies, and solutions set forth in this draft technical document are subject to change at any time without prior notice. CBP adds that until such time that it issues a final version of this technical guide, the draft is not considered approved, endorsed, or sanctioned by CBP and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (Draft Appendix H, posted 12/01/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_esar/fall2008/census/draft_catair/appendix_h_nov06.ctt/appendix_h_nov06.doc)
According to sources at the Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division, the final rule on the mandatory filing of export information in the Automated Export System (AES) is still delayed.