CBP has posted updated bond processing statistics that provide information regarding the estimated processing times for bond applications, etc. as of May 11, 2009. (Statistics, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/priority_trade/revenue/bonds/pilot_program/bond_stats.ctt/bond_stats.xls)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing that effective May 22, 2009 the Revenue Division will no longer post information about continuous bonds scheduled for insufficiency in the Automated Commercial Environment.
The Department of Homeland Security has recently released its fiscal year 2010 budget request for salaries and expenses, which contains specific requests for U.S. Customs and Border Protection initiatives such as international cargo screening, Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, and other international programs.
CBP has posted the printable versions of eight "ACE Overview" fact sheets for brokers,importers, foreign trade zone operators, ocean and rail carriers, cartmen and lightermen, facilities operators, service providers, and truck carriers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS providing an updated ACE entry summary filing deployment schedule.
The National Marine Fisheries Service has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to announce that it is revising the procedures for filing import and export documentation for certain fishery products to meet requirements of the SAFE Port Act of
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has announced that it will meet in an open markup session on Monday, May 18, 2009, and subsequent days as necessary, to consider the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) legislation.
CBP has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication entitled What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Fasteners of Heading 7318.(See future issue of ITT for details.) (ICP, dated April 2009, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/legal/informed_compliance_pubs/fasteners_head_7318.ctt/fasteners_head_7318.pdf)
The Department of Homeland Security has recently released its fiscal year 2010 budget request which contains specific requests for U.S. Customs and Border Protection initiatives.
CBP has issued a CSMS message stating that on May 18, 2009, it will begin sending follow-up Status Advisory (SA) messages to ABI ISF filers when a bill of lading (BOL) is submitted that matches to an ISF already on file with CBP. Similar notifications to AMS will also be sent.