In-Bond Rules Enforcement Won't Begin Until February, CBP Says

CBP won't enforce parts of the agency's in-bond requirements until Feb. 6, it said in a Aug. 1 CSMS message. CBP previously planned to begin enforcement on Aug. 6 (see 1801050018). The delay is due to "issues identified with electronic communication for intermodal movement of cargo and other operational issues," CBP said. CBP will continue to stamp or perforate CBP Forms 7512 to verify exportation upon requests from a carrier "until further notice," it said.

As a result of the deferred enforcement, the CBP Office of Field Operations will continue to handle arrival and export functions for in-bond shipments that arrive into the U.S. "on a mode of transport other than air and are subsequently transferred to air for exportation from the U.S. or movement to a U.S. port of entry," it said. Also, "in-bonds that originate in the United States from either bonded warehouses or Foreign-Trade Zones and are subsequently exported by air may continue to be arrived and exported by CBP." Additionally, "the use of [Facilities Information and Resources Management System (FIRMS)] codes at arrival will not be enforced for those reporting electronically" and "no automated edits in ACE will be implemented avoiding system reject messaging."

CBP officers at the port will continue to help with in-bond arrival and export reporting as needed, the agency said. The "timeframe enforcement for arrival and export reporting beyond the 2 business days specified in the regulations for those reporting electronically will be extended to 4 days," it said. The final rule for in-bond changes took effect last year (see 1709270027), but several parts are yet to be enforced. There's still no date set for when six-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule numbers will be required on Immediate Transportation movements, CBP said.