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APHIS Says Lacey Act Declarations May Still Be Filed in LAWGS System With ACE Disclaimer
April 1, 2016 |USDA

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reminded importers and filers that they may still use the agency’s Lacey Act Web Governance System (LAWGS) to submit Lacey Act declarations (here), but will first need to get entry numbers from ACE and not the legacy Automated Commercial System after the March 31 deadline for filing entries with Lacey Act data in ACE. LAWGS filers should use Lacey disclaimer code C to indicate the use of LAWGS for filing the Lacey Act declaration, said APHIS.

Topics:Lacey Act, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
CBP Anticipating Smooth March 31 ACE Transition, Still Considering Enforcement Approach
March 31, 2016 by Brian Feito|Top News

CBP is continuing to track stakeholder readiness for ACE transition, and expects its first mandatory use date on March 31 to proceed smoothly, said an agency spokeswoman that same day. The switch from a hard Feb. 28 deadline to phased approach “has alleviated concerns voiced by the trade community regarding readiness by staggering the integration of the PGAs, and allowing more time for all parties to fully transition to ACE,” she said.

Topics:Lacey Act
NMFS Extends Comment Period on Proposed ACE Filing Requirements for High-Risk Seafood Imports
March 30, 2016 |Other U.S.

The National Marine Fisheries Service is extending by one week the period for comments on its proposal to set new filing requirements at time of entry for imports of certain species of seafood the agency has deemed high-risk, it said. Under the agency’s Feb. 5 proposed rule (see 1602040020), filers would have to submit through ACE certain data elements and electronic documents in order to improve traceability of imports of the high-risk species. The importer of record would also have to maintain records on the chain of custody of their seafood imports, and obtain an International Fisheries Trade Permit for the high-risk species. Comments on the proposal are now due April 12.

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."

Optimism Ahead of March 31 ACE Deadline, Though Hiccups Likely
March 30, 2016 by Brian Feito|Top News

After months of hand-wringing and multiple delays, the first ACE mandatory use date on March 31 looks set to go smoothly, said software developers and customs brokers the day before the transition. CBP’s phased implementation approach appears to have paid dividends, with March 31 marking no change at all for many filers who already file the required types of entries and entry summaries in ACE, they said.

Topics:Lacey Act, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)