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ACE Delay Gives Trade Breathing Room, But Uncertain Path Still Ahead
September 4, 2015 by Brian Feito|Top News

CBP’s recent delay of some mandatory use dates for the Automated Commercial Environment elicited a sigh of relief from the trade community, but much work remains to ensure a smooth transition, said customs brokers and software developers in recent interviews. The new staged approach, with deadlines in February and July 2016, gives the trade the time it needs to successfully migrate to ACE. However, familiar problems with quota-related entry types and still-unreleased software requirements by CBP and other agencies will remain hurdles to be overcome as ACE implementation continues over the coming year.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Drawback, Lacey Act
NHTSA Amends Regs to Allow Electronic Filing of Import Documentation
September 3, 2015 |Other U.S.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Sept. 2 issued new regulations that allow for the filing of required import documentation in electronic format (here). The agency’s interim final rule, which takes immediate effect, adds an electronic filing option to language in the NHTSA regulations that require a “written statement” or imply the submission of a paper document, including the phrases “in duplicate,” “a copy of,” a “document,” and “accompanied by a statement.” NHTSA began its pilot test of electronic filing in the Automated Commercial Environment on Aug. 19 (see 1508070015). Comments on the interim final rule are due Oct. 2.

Deployment of Quota-Related Entry Types Scheduled for Feb. 27
September 3, 2015 |Top News

Despite the recent delay in required use dates for the Automated Commercial Environment (see 1509010017), CBP will still only allow one day for live testing of several entry types, according to a new agency deployment schedule (here). The 11 entry types that may include quota merchandise -- including foreign-trade zone and warehouse entries and withdrawals -- will not be deployed until Feb. 27, according to the schedule.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)
CBP Provides More Details on Revised ACE Timeline
September 2, 2015 |Top News

CBP posted additional details on the agency's recently revised plans for transitioning to the Automated Commercial Environment (here). CBP decided to push back some of the mandatory use dates for ACE in response to readiness concerns for the system (see 1509010017). As part of the updated schedule, beginning Feb. 28, ACE will be required for electronic entries and entry summaries, as well as for Food and Drug Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Lacey Act data.

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Lacey Act
CBP Pushes Back Mandatory Use Dates for ACE
September 1, 2015 |Top News

CBP made some major changes in its timeline for requiring use of the Automated Commercial Environment, allowing for Automated Commercial System filing several months beyond the original mandatory use date, the agency said Aug. 31 (here). The original Nov. 1 deadline will now begin a "transition period" where use of ACE is "encouraged," with more ACE requirements phased in through July. The changes came in response to a number of industry concerns recently lodged with CBP (see 1507290066 and 1507150063), as well as shifts in resources related to the move to ACE for Air Manifest (see 1506110007). CBP said it still plans to finish the ACE transition by Oct. 1, 2016 (here), ahead of the completion of the International Trade Data System by the end of 2016, as required by a 2014 White House executive order (see 14021928).

Topics:Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Lacey Act, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
FDA Says Pilot Began On Schedule, 'Active' for Drugs in Philadelphia
August 28, 2015 |FDA

The Food and Drug Administration’s pilot test of its partner government agency (PGA) message set in the Automated Commercial Environment began as scheduled on Aug. 19, said an agency spokesman. The pilot, which is currently open to entries of “medical products” at the ports of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Otay Mesa, has already been “active” in Philadelphia, “where a number of pharmaceutical imports have been admitted into U.S. commerce through the new system,” he said. FDA has said it plans to start its pilot with pharmaceutical products before expanding to entries of medical devices and eventually all other FDA regulated products (see 1504220072). The agency issued a notice soliciting participants for the pilot on Aug. 27 (see 1508260014).