CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing new regulations on the requirements and procedures of its planned Commerce Trusted Trader Program (CTTP) for high-risk seafood imports. Under the proposed rule, participating importers would have to maintain an “internal control system” of product tracing and verification and submit to annual third-party audits. In return, the importer would benefit from reduced entry filing requirements under the NMFS Seafood Import Monitoring Program, which took effect Jan. 1.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP should develop a better monitoring system to ensure compliance with the agency’s license verification policy for imported radiological materials, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Jan. 10. "Tens of thousands of shipments containing radiological material -- which terrorists could use to make a dirty bomb -- enter the U.S. each year through airports across the country," the GAO said. "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and some states issue licenses for import and possession of the material," and CBP is responsible for verifying shipments entering the country are authorized.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP completed its deployment of ACE statements over the Jan. 6-7 weekend, it said in a CSMS message. “CBP was able to verify that the ACE Statements system started successfully processing and transmitting responses back to trade,” it said. The agency has “been keeping a close eye on things,” having mostly resolved “some issues that fell out of the deployment,” and is monitoring others that are not yet fixed, John Everett of CBP’s Trade Transformation Office said during a call the afternoon of Jan. 8. CBP ran its first ACE daily statements just after midnight on Jan. 8, and “had a couple of challenges but got all the statements out,” Jim Byram of CBP’s Office of Information Technology said during the call. Some filers applied the ACE changes one day earlier than they should have, and as a result received “strange amounts” on their Jan. 7 statements, he said. “If you see something weird, that may be a reason why,” Byram said.
CBP will deploy statement capabilities in ACE over the Jan. 6 weekend, making ACE the “system of record for all statements with the exception of Reconciliation statements,” said the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders in an emailed reminder. “CBP will work with filers to address any issues related to this deployment of Statements in ACE, and will provide support as necessary,” hosting a series of calls starting on Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. and then continuing daily Jan. 8 through Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. (call in number 877-336-1828, access code 6124214). CBP recently posted its updated cutover plan for the ACE statements deployment (see 1712180042). Reconciliation statements will be rolled alongside the broader deployment of reconciliation itself in February (see 1712180042).