CBP Seeks Comments on Info Collections for Foreign-Trade Zones
CBP is seeking comments by July 17 on an existing information collection related to foreign-trade zones, it said in a notice. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no changes.
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CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B, 214C and 216
Imported merchandise may be brought into FTZs for storage, manipulation, manufacture or other processing and subsequent removal for exportation, consumption in the United States, or destruction. A company bringing goods into an FTZ has a choice of zone status (privileged/non-privileged foreign, domestic, or zone-restricted), which affects the way such goods are treated by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and treated for tariff purposes upon entry into the customs territory of the U.S.
CBP Forms 214, 214A, 214B and 214C, which make up the Application for Foreign-Trade Zone Admission and/or Status Designation, are used by companies that bring merchandise into an FTZ to register the admission of such merchandise into FTZs and to apply for the appropriate zone status. CBP Form 216, Foreign-Trade Zone Activity Permit, is used by companies to request approval to manipulate, manufacture, exhibit or destroy merchandise in an FTZ.
CBP Burden Estimates
CBP estimated 168,725 total annual responses to Form 214, estimated to create about 42,181 total annual burden hours. CBP estimated 25,000 total annual responses to Form 216, estimated to create about 4,167 total annual burden hours.
Comments Requested on Ways to Minimize Burden, Etc.
CBP is asking for comments from the general public and other federal agencies on (a) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimates of the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden, including the use of automated collection techniques or the use of other forms of information technology.
(Federal Register 05/18/18)