CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Major concerns persist among the trade community about readiness for the fast-approaching Feb. 28 mandatory use date for Automated Commercial Environment entry summary and cargo release. Despite the reprieve granted by CBP when it delayed the deadline from Nov. 1, the ACE adoption rate remains low. A constant stream of programming tweaks from CBP has made it impossible to finalize software, and as-yet-undeployed capabilities make it difficult even for some filers that want to file in ACE to make the switch to the new system, said several involved in implementation from the industry side in recent interviews.
The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America remains worried about the number of software updates related to the Automated Commercial Environment so close to the mandatory use date, it said in a "open letter" to importers and exporters on Jan. 8 (here). Just as CBP decided to push back some of the mandatory use dates for ACE in response to readiness concerns for the system (see 1509010017), "we face the same decision now," said the trade group. The agency must immediately cease all software changes for processes that will be required in ACE as of Feb. 28, said the association.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP posted a new chapter of the CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) for drawback entry summary. The new CATAIR chapter (here) "is intended to provide the conventional trade interface information for the ACE-version of a Drawback Entry Summary filing," it said.
CBP posted more ahead of Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) meeting on Jan. 13. The documents include issue papers on the Border Interagency Executive Council (here), international trade engagement (here), and Automated Commercial Environment (here). There's also executive summaries from the Trade Modernization (here) and One U.S. Government at the Border (here) COAC subcommittees. The agency posted other materials for the meeting earlier this week (see 1601070026 and 1601060028).
Import data for goods regulated by the Federal Communications Commission can be filed through CBP's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) until July 1, when a waiver of FCC Form 740 requirements takes effect, the commission said Jan. 6 (here). The FCC issued the notice as a clarification of its plans to waive the requirements when the Automated Commercial System (ACS) is shut down and the use of ACE is required for electronic filing (see 1510190056), it said. "The Commission’s characterization in the Order of CBP’s ACS as the current system used for filing Form 740 information has been misinterpreted by some affected parties."
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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