Stakeholders continue to ask for additional and enhanced ACE capabilities, and the agency is working on system enhancements to enable de minimis functionality, CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan told the House Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security in his prepared opening statement. Creating de minimis functionality "will provide CBP access to previously unavailable admissibility data for low value shipments, resulting in improved cargo processing and use of enforcement resources," he said.
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
It’s of the “utmost importance” that importers ensure their mailing addresses in ACE and Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) numbers are up to date as CBP begins processing refunds for entries during the recent lapse in the Generalized System of Preferences program, a CBP official said on CBP’s biweekly ACE call held April 26. CBP prefers that the information be updated electronically, as processing of paper requests may not happen until after refunds checks have been cut and mailed, which should happen for most filers by mid-July, the official said.
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP released an updated version of the Food and Drug Administration’s supplemental guide for filing in ACE, CBP said in a CSMS message. “FDA has included clarifications for certain data elements based on feedback from trade, and removed several optional data elements,” CBP said. Version 2.5.1, dated April 10, makes changes affecting filing of all commodities regulated by FDA, including food, cosmetics, drugs, medical devices, biologics and animal drugs and devices. The update is FDA’s first to its supplemental guide since version 2.5 was released in late 2016.
Shrimp and abalone will be subject to new permitting, recordkeeping and ACE filing requirements for high-risk seafood beginning Dec. 31, 2018, the National Marine Fisheries Service said in a final rule. After being temporarily stayed following NMFS’ establishment in 2016 of the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) (see 1612080014), the agency is now moving ahead with implementation of the program for shrimp and abalone, in response to recently passed legislation in Congress.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP is formally announcing the resumption of a pilot on filing in ACE of data required for entries regulated by the Fish and Wildlife Service. In contrast to the original pilot, which relied on the FWS Partner Government Agency (PGA) message set, the new version of the pilot will give filers several options for filing FWS data, including the ability to file most required documentation directly with FWS. The pilot is slated to begin May 21.
CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters: