CBP recently added document imaging capabilities to the Cargo Release/Simplified Entry pilot program, the agency said in two new documents summarizing the pilot program. As a result, participants can now provide documentation to CBP and Partner Government Agencies (PGAs) by email, said CBP. The Simplified Entry pilot, which was recently expanded to additional companies and ports, is the first phase of Cargo Release in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
CBP posted documents on changes to the ACE ABI Customs and Trade Interface Requirements (CATAIR).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP announced the location and agenda for next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC), Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. (ET) in Washington, D.C. Online registration for webcast and in-person participation is available through Nov. 30, said a notice in the Federal Register Nov. 16.
The September transition to Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) M1 for rail and sea has "highlighted a necessary policy change that CBP has implemented to gain greater control over in-bond shipments," said CBP in its October ACEopedia. The agency will now require the arrival of the full shipment before a subsequent in-bond movement, the agency said. The change is a result of a three programming edits related to the transition from AMS to ACE and were meant to better track in-bond movements, CBP said in a recent set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs.)
The Agriculture Department's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will soon be using manifest hold functionality in the Cargo Release Entry System to accommodate ACE eManifest: Sea and Rail, said CBP in a CSMS message.
CBP posted documents on changes to the ACE ABI Customs and Trade Interface Requirements (CATAIR).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) filers are able to transmit entry summaries certified for cargo release for Entry Type 03 (AD/CVD) using Remote Location Filing (RLF), said CBP in a CSMS reminder. RLF 03 filing is not yet available in the Automated Commercial System (ACS), said CBP.
CBP said it made the necessary system changes and the trade can now file Panama Trade Promotion Agreement claims in ACE or ACS. The tariff changes associated with the Panama agreement are scheduled to be posted Nov. 6 or Nov. 7, said CBP in a CSMS message.