CBP has issued an ABI administrative message reminding the trade community that it now allows brokers with Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal accounts to pay duties and fees on a monthly statement for all of their importer clients and that importers are no longer required to establish an ACE account to participate in the periodic monthly statement (PMS) program. Instead, importers may now establish Non-portal accounts, which is automatic for those that are C-TPAT participants. CBP adds that it is simple and free for a broker to establish an ACE account, and comes with many other benefits, such as broker and importer statements, multiple financial reports, etc. (See ITT's Online Archives or 10/25/05 news, 05102505, for BP summary of CBP general notice announcing these changes to Periodic Monthly Statement.) (ABI message 05-1370, dated 12/01/05, available at http://www.brokerpower.com/cgi-bin/adminsearch/admmsg.view.pl?article=2005/2005-1370.ADM.)
In mid-November 2005, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice announcing that the next meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Functions (COAC) would be held on December 1, 2005 in Washington, DC. (This committee was previously called the "Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service.")
In mid-November 2005, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a notice announcing that the next meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Functions (COAC) would be held on December 1, 2005 in Washington, DC. (This committee was previously called the "Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service.")
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that it will be holding a series of Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Enrollment Seminars in 2006 for Mexican and Canadian Highway Carrier and Manufacturing sectors of C-TPAT.
According to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) press release, the port of Buenos Aires, Argentina is the 41st operational Container Security Initiative (CSI) port.
On November 2-4, 2005, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) held its annual Trade Symposium in Washington, DC.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a notice announcing that the next meeting of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection and Related Functions (COAC) will be held on December 1, 2005 in Washington, DC. (This committee was previously called the "Treasury Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of the U.S. Customs Service.")
The Wall Street Journal reports that a Japanese food safety panel said the risk of mad cow disease entering Japan through imported U.S. beef is very low, removing one of the final barriers to resuming partial beef imports and to ending a 22-month dispute between Japan and the U.S. According to the article, the recommendation increases the possibility that U.S. beef exports to Japan could resume by the end of the year. (WSJ dated 11/01/05, www.wsj.com.)
On its Web site, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) provides information on the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) for each of the following types of C-TPAT partners:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a revised (clarified) version of its document entitled: "Periodic Monthly Statement Application Procedures for Non-Portal Accounts and C-TPAT Certified Partners Who Hold Portal Accounts."