CBP is working to fix processing errors that affected Automated Commercial Environment cargo release status notifications, the agency said in a CSMS message (here). The problems occurred Aug. 21-25, it said.
CBP plans to begin the second phase of Partner Government Agency pilot programs to test filing in the Automated Commercial Environment on Sept. 2, CBP said in a CSMS message (here). The second phase will include an expansion of the ports involved, the agency said. During the first phase last week, Food and Drug Administration and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration entry data transactions were "successfully transmitted, accepted and processed" in ACE, said CBP.
CBP is seeking pilot participants to test Food and Drug Administration data filing and release through the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), said CBP in a notice (here). The FDA partner government agency (PGA) message set pilot will test the submission of electronic "data elements required by the FDA’s cargo admissibility process under the auspices of ACE for those commodities regulated by the FDA that are being imported or offered for import" into the U.S., said CBP.
CBP plans to eventually post liquidation notices on the agency's website, said a CBP spokeswoman by email. "As part of the [Automated Commercial Environment] Single Window initiative, efforts are underway to automate liquidation notices and have them posted on cbp.gov at some point in the future," she said. Currently, liquidation notice bulletins are posted at individual ports of entry on a weekly basis, as required by regulation. It's unclear whether CBP plans to do away with the paper bulletin, which would require a change to CBP regulations. The idea for electronic posting has been discussed for several years and was even included in a White House budget proposal in 2013 (see 13050924).
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CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
The Consumer Product Safety Commission will on Aug. 21 publish the Federal Register notice requesting participants in its pilot on electronic filing of product data through its Partner Government Agency (PGA) Message Set in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) (here). Recruitment for the pilot will run until Oct. 5 or until a maximum of nine participants are accepted, said the notice.
CBP will begin a test of ocean cargo manifest filing for exports within the Automated Commercial Environment, the agency said in a notice (here). The voluntary test will require participants to submit export data electronically at least 24 hours before loading, the agency said. Currently, the complete manifest is required on paper CBP Form 1302-A after departure, said CBP. The pilot will begin on Sept. 21 and is scheduled to last for two years, said CBP.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
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