U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a press release announcing, among other things, that it will begin implementation of a mandatory Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) electronic manifest (e-Manifest) policy on a port-by-port basis beginning in 2007 for advance cargo information purposes.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a press release announcing that it has completed installations of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) electronic manifest (e-Manifest) in all land border ports in New York. With New York implemented, ACE e-Manifest filing is now available at 49 of the 99 U.S. land border ports. (CBP press release, dated 10/10/06, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/10102006.xml)
CBP has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that the global tariff rate quota (TRQ) on refined sugar (including specialty sugar) that opened on October 2, 2006 oversubscribed at opening moment. The pro rata percentage is 50.47% or .5047.
On September 30, 2006, the House and Senate passed (agreed to) the conference version of H.R. 4954, entitled the "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006" (SAFE Port Act), which is a measure intended to improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.
The following are documents which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updates frequently (weekly, monthly, etc.). Updates are listed under "What's New" on its Web site:
The following are documents which U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updates frequently (weekly, monthly, etc.). Updates are listed under "What's New" on its Web site:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an administrative message stating that ABI software vendors and self-programmers will be able to learn about the proposed CATAIR changes planned under ACE at the ACE Exchange II Conference to be held in Tucson, Arizona on October 30, 2006 - November 2, 2006. The breakout session on the CATAIR will be held on November 1, 2006 as part of the general sessions for importers and brokers. During the breakout session, ABI software vendors and self-programmers will be able to provide input on the proposed technical changes to the CATAIR. Information on attending this free conference is available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/about/modernization/ace_ex_conf/(CBP Adm: 06-1123, dated 09/29/06, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2006/2006-1123.ADM )
CBP has posted to its Web site an updated version of its Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) road event schedule. CBP also issued an administrative message announcing upcoming ACE e-Manifest outreach events. These documents announce 9 events that have been added since BP's most recent update on ACE events:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted its September 2006 Modernization Monthly newsletter to its Web site. The following are "highlights" of some of the topics addressed in the newsletter:
(BP is reissuing its summary of this CBP guide, which appeared in the September 18, 2006 ITT, 06091805, in order to delete all of CBP's references to Truck AMS (Automated Manifest System), as AMS is under ACS, and CBP's E-Manifest: Truck, though also an automated system, is under ACE (the Automated Commercial Environment). Other conforming changes are also made to BP's summary.)