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CBP Issues Forced Labor Withhold Release Orders
March 31, 2016 |Customs

CBP issued two new withhold release orders due to suspicions of goods made by forced labor, said CBP's list of such orders (here). The March 29 orders, the first since 2000, apply to "Soda Ash, Calcium Chloride, Caustic Soda, and Viscose/Rayon Fiber" made by "Tangshan Sanyou Group Co. Ltd. and its Subsidiaries" and "Potassium, Potassium Hydroxide, [Potassium] Nitrate" made by "Tangshan Sunfar Silicon Company," CBP said. The orders follow the recent elimination of an exemption to a ban on imported goods made by forced labor (see 1602260049). CBP received information "Tangshan Sanyou Group and its subsidiaries utilize convict labor in the production of the merchandise," it said in a news release (here). Senate Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore, voiced approval of one of the orders on March 29 (see 1603290036).

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CBP Withholding $1 Million from CDSOA Special Account Due to Litigation
March 30, 2016 |Customs

CBP withheld a little over $1 million in fiscal year 2015 from the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act Special Account related to ongoing litigation, the agency said (here). "A significant amount of litigation has challenged various provisions of the CDSOA," it said. "CBP will continue to withhold funds from the Special Account associated with any cases involved in ongoing litigation until the amounts at issue in the pending litigation have been withheld. This process will continue until a final decision is reached in the pending litigation." CBP said that FY2015 is subject to change because "CBP liquidated several pre-2000 bearing entries during fiscal year 2015 that are being reviewed for eligibility." The total amount withheld since fiscal year 2012 is now $9.3 million, said CBP.

CBP Fixing ACE Portal Account Deactivation Problem
March 30, 2016 |Customs

CBP is working to fix a problem within ACE that erroneously deactivated ACE portal accounts, the agency said in a March 29 CSMS message (here). Following an increased number of calls about ACE portal deactivations, CBP determined the cause and "rectified the problem," it said. "While CBP is working to identify and repair the erroneous deactivations, Trade Account Owners can now reactivate and reset passwords from their portal accounts," CBP said.

CBP Concludes PGA Message Set FDA Pilot
March 30, 2016 |Customs

CBP determined that ACE is capable of accepting Food and Drug Administration regulated electronic entries through the Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set, CBP said in a notice (here). As a result of that finding, CBP will end the pilot program effective May 2, it said. While that test is ending, "CBP is not, at this time, decommissioning the Automated Commercial System (ACS) for transmitting FDA data," CBP said. "Nonetheless, ACE is capable of accepting FDA-regulated electronic entries and CBP encourages all importers of merchandise regulated by the FDA to now use ACE for their electronic filings."

Kerlikowske Celebrates Opening of All 10 CEEs
March 30, 2016 |Customs

CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske celebrated the industry-specific expansions of all 10 Centers of Excellence and Expertise in a March 30 blog post (here). CBP authorized the expansions of the last six CEEs earlier this month (see 1603230019). "This extraordinary shift in the way we do business reduces transaction costs, increases uniformity and consistency, boosts compliance with import laws, and facilitates commerce," said Kerlikowske. "Reaching this stage in the development of the Centers reflects considerable work within CBP and with our trade stakeholders to streamline operations and modernize the way we do business." The CEEs also "align with the agency’s effort to strengthen America’s economic competitiveness by facilitating lawful trade as described in the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015," said CBP in a news release (here).