House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) plans to move forward on reauthorization legislation for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, he said during an opening statement before the subcommittee hearing on Supporting Economic Growth and Job Creation through Customs Trade Modernization, Facilitation, and Enforcement. The last time the Ways and Means committee passed a CBP reauthorization was in 2004, and "it is long overdue," he said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the ACS (EI) and ACE (AE) systems are now automated to accept Colombia TPA claims (here).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection must be aware of the limits of what customs brokers can provide to CBP, though there are several ways brokers can work with CBP to further the importing process, according to written testimony from Darrell Sekin, president of the National Customs Brokers and Forwards Association of America. Sekin is scheduled to testify May 17 before the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee during a hearing on Supporting Economic Growth and Job Creation through Customs Trade Modernization, Facilitation, and Enforcement.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said May 15, 2012, system changes associated with the Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement are scheduled to be ready beginning May 16, 2012 at 7:00 a.m.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced a subcommittee hearing to review customs operations administered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The hearing will focus on efforts to enhance economic growth and job creation by facilitating legitimate trade, modernizing customs procedures, and enforcing U.S. Customs and trade laws. The hearing will help the Committee develop customs reauthorization legislation. The hearing will be at 10 a.m. May 17 in 1100 Longworth House Office Building.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection posted a record of changes since April 24 to the ACE ABI CATAIR (Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements). The only changes made were edits in paragraph 6 under Check-Digit Computation section in Appendix E. The change record is (here). Appendix E is (here). The full CATAIR is (here).
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The next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of Customs and Border Protection (COAC) will be on May 22, 2012 at 1 p.m. (EST) in Savannah, Ga. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking comment on the planned agenda items, according to a notice in the Federal Register May 4, 2012. Online registration for webcast and in-person attendance at the COAC meeting is open through May 18, 2012.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released an April update for ACE Trade Account Owners. The update included reminders on the ongoing Document Imaging System (DIS) pilot and the Sept. 29, 2012, effective date for required use of ACE to file advance information for ocean and rail cargo to CBP.