CBP Issues Draft Guidelines for TFTEA Drawback Programming in ACE

CBP on Sept. 29 posted draft Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) guidelines for drawback procedures under the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2016, it said in a message. The draft CATAIR is meant “to facilitate preparations for programming in advance of the forthcoming rulemaking,” CBP said. “The reader should be advised that this technical document is considered a DRAFT and is subject to revision before a final version is provided. Any decisions a reader makes based on this draft document are taken voluntarily and with the understanding that the draft may be revised,” it said.

CBP officials said in June that they’re committed to issuing its new drawback regulations and making changes in ACE by TFTEA’s Feb. 24 deadline (see 1706230024), though it has yet to issue any rulemaking notices on the subject.