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Effects of Federal Government Shutdown on Cargo Were Limited, CBP Says
January 30, 2018 |Customs

The federal government shutdown from Jan. 20 to Jan. 22 had only a tiny impact on trade processing, a CBP spokesman said. During the shutdown (see 1801220015), "CBP continued to process cargo and collect revenue, and continued our national security and trade enforcement efforts with the minimal amount of disruption possible," he said. "There are specific trade activities that CBP is not authorized to conduct during a shutdown, and CBP rescheduled events as required due to the shutdown. CBP did schedule a daily trade call to keep industry stakeholders apprised of the impacts of the shutdown." The shutdown "had no effect on ruling revocations," the spokesman said. "For example, if any comments were received on Monday, January 22, 2018, CBP would consider them." There was some question whether a shutdown would affect ruling decisions (see 1801190026).

CBP Updates Draft Guidelines for TFTEA Drawback Programming in ACE
January 29, 2018 |Customs

CBP posted on Jan. 26 an updated draft of the Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) guidelines for drawback procedures under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act. The draft CATAIR is meant “to facilitate preparations for programming in advance of the forthcoming rulemaking,” CBP said. “The reader should be advised that this technical document is considered a DRAFT and is subject to revision before a final version is provided. Any decisions a reader makes based on this draft document are taken voluntarily and with the understanding that the draft may be revised,” it said.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Drawback
Accelerated Payments of TFTEA Drawback Claims to Come After Final Rule Effective, CBP Says
January 26, 2018 |Customs

Accelerated payment for processing of drawback claims under new Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act drawback procedures will be allowed by CBP after the effective date of final regulations, a CBP spokesman said. The agency "is on track to deliver TFTEA drawback in ACE on February 24, 2018 as scheduled," he said. "In the absence of a final rule, CBP will not be granting accelerated payments for TFTEA drawback claims. Once the final rule is effective, accelerated payment will be granted and TFTEA drawback claims will be processed." The absence of accelerated payments means that the initial drawback claim liquidations could take up to a year (see 1801250034).

Topics:Drawback