The Customs Rulings Online Search System (CROSS) was updated Jan. 29 with 27 rulings. The most recent ruling is dated Dec. 18, 2018.

CBP will postpone the entire ACE deployment that was planned for Feb. 9, due to the partial federal government shutdown, it said in a CSMS message. Government agencies resumed full operation on Jan. 28. The deployment includes "automation of CBP Form 5106, unique identifiers for Centers of Excellence and Expertise," and updates to the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), CBP said. The agency will send out any updates on the deployment through another CSMS message. CBP previously said it planned to delay deployment of Form 5106 (see 1901170046). CBP also said that the "mandatory filing of drawback claims pursuant to the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA) is not impacted by the shutdown and will proceed as planned, regardless of funding status after February 15th. On February 24, 2019, all drawback claims must be filed as TFTEA drawback and must be done so electronically in ACE."

CBP's Office of Trade will be examining the effects of the recent partial federal government shutdown and what needs to be prioritized now that government operations are being funded again, an agency spokesman said. "Approximately 95% of the Office of Trade’s staff were furloughed and not working during the shutdown," he said. The agency "will be spending much of the next few weeks assessing program-by-program impact, and determining what, if any, delays in policy implementation there will be (including to new [Form] 5106 deployment)," the spokesman said. "As we undertake these assessments, we will be communicating with trade stakeholders to apprise them of impact, anticipated adjustments to schedule, etc."

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:​

CBP will refuse entry until further notice of all shipments of frozen Patagonian toothfish (Chilean sea bass) arriving at a port without the required National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pre-approval authorization and associated catch document certification pre-filed in ACE, CBP said in a Jan. 24 CSMS message. Shipments of fresh or chilled Patagonian toothfish, on the other hand, will be allowed entry with only a catch document certification, CBP said.

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:​

CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:​

CBP issued the following release on commercial trade and related matters:​

CBP will begin its enforcement of new in-bond and Importer Security Filing requirements at some point after the partial federal government shutdown ends and full operations resume, the agency said in a CSMS message. The in-bond enforcement was scheduled to begin on Feb. 6, though CBP had previously said a delay was likely (see 1901160025). "At this time, enforcement is not expected prior to March 1, 2019." The agency was also supposed to begin issuing liquidated damages for violations of ISF-5 violations on Jan. 21, it said. "However due to the lapse in funding, CBP is suspending the enforcement of ISF-5 filings," CBP said. "CBP will issue additional guidance following the end of the current funding lapse." A CBP final rule expanded the definition of "importer" for foreign cargo remaining on board (see 1811280044).

CBP will postpone the deployment of CBP Form 5106 that was planned for Feb. 9, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said. During a Jan. 16 conference call, CBP said it would make the decision to delay only if the government remained closed as of Feb. 1 (see 1901160025). Following some concerns raised during that call, the agency apparently revised its plans. "Considering the trade concerns presented and deployment planning needed, the 5106 Cutover scheduled for 2/9/2019 will be postponed due to the government shutdown," CBP said, according to an NCBFAA email. "A new cutover date will be established and messaged with an advance notice once the government reopens."