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US Agents Must Confirm Before Foreign Food Facility Registrations Finalized, CBP Says
December 2, 2016 |Customs

U.S. agents of foreign food facilities must confirm that they have agreed to serve as the U.S. agent before the Food and Drug Administration confirms the relevant food facility’s registration, CBP said in a CSMS message (here). “FDA will not confirm a registration or provide a registration number until the person identified as the U.S. agent for a foreign facility confirms that person has agreed to serve as the U.S. agent,” CBP said. “If we do not receive confirmation from the U.S. agent within 30 days of the renewal submission, a new submission will be required.” The period for food facility registration began Oct. 1 and ends Dec. 31. Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, imported food from any facility that is required to register with FDA but did not register is subject to be held at the U.S. port of arrival. “As a result, FDA encourages import brokers who file prior notices for food shipments [to] take proactive action and contact clients with high-volume food shipments, inquire about the [Food Safety Modernization Act] FSMA food facility registration renewal status of foreign manufacturing facilities associated to their shipment, and confirm any new registration numbers,” CBP said.

CBP's McAleenan Calls for Renewed Effort to Standardize Unique Identifiers
December 2, 2016 |Customs

CBP Deputy Commissioner Kevin McAleenan issued a "call to action" to renew standardization efforts for entity and commodity unique identifiers during the East Coast Trade Symposium on Dec. 2. McAleenan, who will take over as acting commissioner after the change in administration (see 1611090035), said an international effort to create unique identifier standards would lead to improved trade flows around the world. "Now is the right time to make it happen," he said. While identifier standards have been part of an "ongoing discussion for quite some," a unique identifier "is the key to modernized single windows and the key to effectively implementing our mutual recognition agreements," he said.

Drawback Filing in ACE to Begin Jan. 14, CBP Says
December 1, 2016 |Customs

All drawback claims must be filed in ACE beginning on Jan. 14, 2017, CBP said in an update to its frequently asked questions on ACE drawback (here). “Yes, all types of drawback claims must be submitted in ACE starting on Saturday January 14, 2017,” CBP said, answering a question on whether manufacturing drawback claims must be submitted on that date. Open Automated Commercial System drawback claims submitted shortly before the transition will be migrated to ACE, it said in another recently added answer. CBP is also looking to move its other post-release capabilities into ACE in mid-January, a CBP spokeswoman said, without giving a firm date. "CBP is targeting mid-January for the deployment and mandatory transition of the remaining post-release capabilities, including drawback, reconciliation, liquidation, duty deferral, collections and statements. The precise date of deployment/mandatory transition is dependent on the publication of the liquidation Final Rule," she said. "CBP will issue additional guidance on the precise date of deployment/mandatory transition in the near future."

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