CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP answered questions on transition of Automated Commercial System queries to ACE in its list of frequently asked questions posted on April 7 (here). CBP also provided information on Environmental Protection Agency flagging and Temporary Importation Bond export exams. CBP sends out FAQs based on its ACE status calls (see 1702010039).
NEW ORLEANS -- Section 321 clearance via the Automated Broker Interface is likely years away, but CBP and the trade community are actively considering a multitude of issues surrounding e-commerce and low value shipments, according to trade industry and government officials during a panel discussion at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference on April 5. Though short-term solutions for filers and CBP are likely to come earlier, CBP and the trade community need to avoid having those fixes becoming the norm and put the resources into an automated solution that gives customs brokers the same capabilities as others in the supply chain, said Vince Iacopella of Alba Wheels Up.
CBP remains wary of creating a Center of Excellence and Expertise entirely focused on customs brokers, said Rich DiNucci, executive director-cargo and conveyance security at CBP, during the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference April 4. Despite some early discussion of the possible addition of a CEE to focus on broker management (see 1510210017), CBP isn't inclined to further segment the importing process, DiNucci said. The CEEs will certainly evolve, "but I would say it's much too early to get into that concept now. We'll see where we are three, four years from now."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Employees for national customs permit holders may submit entries from a remote location, considered to be "customs business," as long as there's sufficient responsible supervision and control, CBP said in a March 21 ruling (here). That ruling, HQ H258892, involved Superior Brokerage Services (SBS), which holds local port permits and a "national permit in order to file entries remotely from their Minneapolis/St. Paul and Miami locations," CBP said. The company sought CBP input on whether its unlicensed employees in the Chicago freight forwarding office would be allowed to transmit entries remotely on weekends through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI), ACE or the Automated Commercial System. The law allows for only certain people to be involved in "customs business."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
NEW ORLEANS -- CBP has nearly fixed a series of issues surrounding release date updates in ACE that were causing CBP to mistakenly issue liquidated damages for late filing against compliant filers, said Jim Swanson, CBP director-cargo security and controls, at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference on April 4. The agency is cancelling in full mistaken assessments of liquidated damages caused by the issues, and is currently deciding how to handle mistaken claims that have already been paid, Swanson said.
The Senate on April 4 voted to confirm Elaine Duke to serve as deputy homeland security secretary. The Senate Homeland Security Committee on March 15 voted to clear the nomination of Duke for floor consideration (see 1703150046). Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., in an April 3 statement (here) urged his Senate colleagues to support Duke's nomination, after she served in Department of Homeland Security leadership during the Bush and Obama administrations. The DHS deputy secretary has been heavily involved in managing the International Trade Data System through ACE in the past, chairing the Border Interagency Executive Committee (BIEC).
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: