The Food and Drug Administration considers its Automated Commercial Environment filing requirements to be “outlined,” according to a list of questions and answers posted by Integration Point following a Dec. 10 webinar (see 1512110027). Responding to a question on whether the agency’s required data elements are “locked down,” FDA said “any additional updates are refinements or clarifications, until such a time that new regulatory requirements indicate the need for further changes,” according to Integration Point, which hosted the webinar. The Q&A also includes information on the FDA ACE pilot, DUNS numbers, FDA’s “lockdown” policy of no changes to entry data within five days of arrival, and foreign-trade zones, among other topics.
The National Marine Fisheries Service issued a proposed rule (here) on Dec. 29 that would consolidate existing import, export and re-export permits for filing in CBP’s Automated Commercial Environment. Under the proposal, currently separate permits and documentation for Antarctic Marine Living Resources (AMLR) and Highly Migratory Species International Trade Permit (HMS ITP) program would be filed in ACE under a single International Fisheries Trade Permit, via both data elements and scanned images. NMFS is also proposing to set new permit requirements for seafood products regulated under the Tuna Tracking and Verification Program (TTVP), also under the consolidated International Fisheries Trade Permit procedures. Comments on the proposal are due Feb. 29.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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The Energy Department on Dec. 29 issued a proposed rule (here) that would require the filing in the Automated Commercial Environment at time of entry of “certifications of admissibility” for each shipment of products covered by DOE energy efficiency standards. Filers would be required to submit data elements referring to importers’ annual certifications if on file in DOE’s Compliance and Certification Management System. If not, filers would have to submit data on the specific product being imported. Additional data would be required if the product is a component incorporated into a final product. New filing requirements would take effect two years after publication of any final rule, said DOE. Comments on the proposed rule are due Feb. 12.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) for CBP will next meet Jan. 13 in New Orleans, CBP said in a notice (here).
The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls is waiving requirements for exporters to provide CBP with their permanent export licenses prior to filing in the Automated Export System (AES) or Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), according to an industry notice posted to its website Dec. 21 (here). DDTC is electronically sending registration and licensing data to CBP through ACE on a daily basis, making it unnecessary for exporters to “deposit export licenses with CBP prior to filing,” it said. The waiver, which takes immediate effect, will remain in effect until DDTC amends its regulations to remove the requirement, said the agency.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters: