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CBP Seeks Comments on Info Collection for Harbor Maintenance Fee
November 22, 2017 |Customs

CBP is seeking comments by Dec. 23 on an existing information collection for the harbor maintenance fee, it said in a notice. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with no change to the information collected or to the estimated burden hours associated with the collection.

CBP Reminds Trade of Increase to MPF Fees on Jan. 1
November 22, 2017 |Customs

CBP reminded the trade community of upcoming increases to certain fees that take effect at the beginning of the new year, in a CSMS message sent Nov. 22. The changes are already in the ACE certification environment for trade testing, and the corresponding CATAIR programming requirements will be posted by Nov. 24, CBP said. "These changes will be in the ACE Production environment by November 30, 2017, and will be effective for entries with an entry date on or after January 1, 2018," it said. Effective that date, the minimum merchandise processing fee for formal entries will rise from $25, to $25.67, and the maximum MPF will increase from $485 to $497.99. The MPF ad valorem rate of 0.3464% will not change, CBP said. Other increased fees include the informal MPF to $2.05, the dutiable mail fee to $5.65, and the surcharge for manual entry or release to $3.08. CBP announced the fee increases on Nov. 1 (see 1710310044).

CBP In-Bond Changes Take Effect Nov. 27, But No Immediate Enforcement, CBP Says
November 22, 2017 |Customs

Changes to CBP’s in-bond regulations set forth in a September final rule take effect Nov. 27, but the agency will not immediately begin enforcing the new requirements, CBP said in a reminder sent Nov. 22. “While the trade community should continue to make every effort to ensure that all in-bonds are submitted electronically from that date, CBP ports will not begin enforcement of those regulations on that date,” it said. “CBP is working on an enforcement strategy to address identified issues. CBP field offices and the trade community will receive additional information when final decisions are made.” CBP issued its long-awaited in-bond final rule on Sept. 28 (see 1709270027).

CBP Amends Regs to Revise List of User Fee Airports
November 22, 2017 |Customs

CBP issued a final rule revising the list of user fee airports to reflect the removal of user fee status for Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, Calif., and the designation of user fee status for four airports: Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York; Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, California; Cobb County Airport-McCollum Field in Kennesaw, Georgia; and Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport in Monroe, North Carolina. User fee airports are airports that do not qualify for designation as international or landing rights airports, but have been approved by CBP to receive, for a fee, the services of CBP officers for the processing of aircraft entering the U.S., and the passengers and cargo of those aircraft.

CBP Won't Bring Back Consignee ID Query in ACE, Software Developer Says
November 22, 2017 |Customs

CBP does not intend “at this time” to bring back its "KN" ultimate consignee query function in ACE, after the capability was shut off in September as part of the switch from the legacy Automated Commercial System, the agency said, according to a blog post by software developer CustomsNow. The query function, which allowed a filer to obtain the ultimate consignee’s name and address and identification number, was particularly valuable because it allowed brokers to find out if CBP had assigned an ID number to a non-resident importer of record, the blog post said. But in a “response from the ACE Support Hotline,” CBP said it “is aware of the trade communities concerns related to the discontinuation of the KN application” but “has decided not to develop or transition” KN in ACE, according to the blog post. “This is one update to ACE that seems to run contrary” to the principle “of making information more accessible and transparent,” CustomsNow said. “Brokers and local CBP port staff will have to take additional, and sometimes manual steps to determine this information.” CBP did not comment.