The Census Bureau is hoping to figure out within the next several weeks whether it will eliminate an Automated Export System data element that collects redundant information on an export’s state of origin, a Commerce Department official said last week.
PHILADELPHIA -- While the intersection of trade and climate change isn't yet massive in terms of policy, a CBP green trade official noted that climate change is already affecting the transport of goods.
CBP issued a list of companies offering ACE Electronic Export Manifest data processing services. The agency created the list “in response to requests from the export trade community,” CBP said in a March 26 CSMS message. “Inclusions on this list do not constitute any form of an endorsement by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as to the nature, extent, or quality of the services, which may be provided.”
CBP again extended a deadline to allow users more time to continue submitting certain documents through the Document Imaging System as it tries to convince more operators to participate in its Electronic Export Manifest pilot, the agency said in a March 18 emailed CSMS message. DIS will continue accepting submissions of “Form 1302A Cargo Declaration - Outbound with Commercial Form” through Oct. 1, CBP said. The deadline was previously April 1, and has been extended multiple times (see 2209200080, 2303130012 and 2309200022).
The Census Bureau emailed tips this week on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service will soon issue its new regulations on voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in USA” labeling for meat, poultry and egg products, USDA said in a March 11 news release. Under the final rule, establishments using U.S.-origin claims will need to comply with the new requirements by Jan. 1, 2026.
CBP has “cleared” a proposed rule to mandate electronic export manifest for all cargo leaving the U.S. by rail, acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said during a March 6 meeting of the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee. Miller said the rule may undergo another “intergovernmental review” before it can be published in the Federal Register. CBP in its fall 2023 regulatory agenda said it was hoping to publish the rule in June (see 2401030037).
The Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the Florida golden aster (Chrysopsis floridana), a "short-lived perennial," from the Endangered Species List, it said in a final rule released March 4. An FWS review indicated that “threats to the species have been eliminated or reduced to the point that the species has recovered and no longer meets the definition of an endangered or threatened species," the agency said. The delisting takes effect April 4.
CBP no longer will use the term “Forwarding Agent” in the Automated Export System, replacing it with “Authorized Agent,” the agency said in a Feb. 27 CSMS message. The Census Bureau requested the change, effective April 1, after the trade community told it the term forwarding agent can be “misleading.”
The Census Bureau emailed tips this week on how to address the most frequent messages generated this month in the Automated Export System.