CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:

The Consumer Product Safety Commission should stick to its current system of requiring importers to provide certificates of compliance on an “on-demand” basis, industry representatives told CPSC staff at a workshop on Sept. 18. But should CPSC move forward with requiring importers to file certificates of compliance at time of entry, as proposed in May 2013 (see 13051018), the agency must ensure the program is fully integrated into existing supply chain processes and the Automated Commercial Environment, said several industry groups. CPSC must also revise its definition of importer of record to exclude customs brokers, others said. The commission should also work closely with CBP and the trade community to ensure it comes up with a rule that’s workable for both CPSC and industry, said industry representatives.

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CBP recently provided guidance to rail carriers on single entry filing for multiple rail cars that enter the U.S. on a single train, CBP said in a CSMS message. The regulations in 19 CFR 141.51 requires that "“all merchandise arriving on one conveyance and consigned to one consignee must be included on one entry." According to CBP, the consignee can be "either nominal or ultimate" and "a single train and all its associated cars, containers, or other shipping devices filed using one manifest" in ACE is considered a single conveyance. The entry may include multiple HTS numbers, multiple manufacture identification numbers and multiple countries of origin, it said. To file a single entry for multiple cars, the train does not have to be a unit train, which is "a single conveyance where all of the cargo on the train is the same, bound for the same destination," the agency said. "Multi-Modal Manifest in ACE (ACE M1) is designed to allow a single entry to be filed for multiple rail cars, containers, or other shipping devices regardless of what other commodities and/or bills may be manifested and entered."

CBP posted the transcript (here) and presentation (here) from a Sept. 17 webinar on Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) air import manifest.

The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) for CBP will next meet Oct. 7 at 1 p.m. in Washington, CBP said in a notice.

The other government agencies involved in the completion of the International Trade Data System have become increasingly engaged in that work following the February Executive Order on ITDS, said Carol Cave, director of Import Surveillance, Consumer Product Safety Commission. Cave and other agency officials discussed the progress on Sept. 15 during the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America Government Affairs Conference. "There is a major shift going on with [the Border Interagency Executive Council]" as the government works to finish the system by 2016, as required in the Executive Order (see 14021928). For example, there's been a lot more coordination in looking at which agencies collect the same information that the CPSC also requires, said Cave.

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:

CBP is undergoing its "own version of a corporate reorganization" as the agency continues work to increase the role of the Centers of Excellence and Expertise, said Deputy Commissioner Kevin McAleenan , who spoke during the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America Government Affairs Conference on Sept. 16. The agency is aligning its staff with how industry is set up, he said. That includes adjustments to the agency's field operations, the Office of Trade and legal counsel, all of which is helping CBP develop a better "compliance and security posture," said McAleenan.

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues: