CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
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CBP sent out a CSMS message with new instructions for CBP Form 7501 (Entry Summary). The CSMS message provides a link (here) to what it says are new instructions and are dated July 24. As of press time, the link provided went to instructions dated June 8. Email documents@brokerpower.com for the modified instructions released Aug. 15 and dated July 24.
The Seattle port became the newest addition to the Simplified Entry (SE) pilot program, receiving its first SE on Aug. 14, CBP said Aug. 15. CBP recently announced its plans to expand the pilot to other ports and participants and to revise applicant criteria. CBP said the "expansion to the ports of San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles will follow soon thereafter. A subsequent expansion to the south and southeast, including Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston and Miami, will happen in mid-September, to be quickly followed by an expansion to the northeast including Newark, New York/JFK and Boston."
In the Aug. 15 issue of the CBP Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 34), CBP published a notices that propose to revoke rulings and similar treatment regarding the tariff classification of goods under Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheading 9801.00.25.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related issues:
CBP will soon launch a pilot test of the Importer Self-Assessment Pre-Certification Program (ISAPC) that will allow CBP-certified customs brokers to screen and vet applicants to CBP’s ISA program, the agency said in a report on the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) Role of the Broker Subcommittee. The report was released ahead of the Aug. 15 COAC meeting in Seattle. According to CBP with ISAPC, eligible ISA applicants will be approved for the program in 90 to 120 days rather than 9 to 18 months. The CBP Role of the Broker report is (here).
CBP issued its Aug. 15 Customs Bulletin (Vol. 46, No. 34), which contains 4 notices of the following ruling actions:
CBP Seattle sent out a trade information notice alerting the trade community of an update to CBP Form 7501 (Entry Summary) instructions. According to the notice, the update "will affect the reporting of companies subject to an antidumping and/or countervailing duty order and transportation charges originating from a North American Free Trade Agreement signatory country at Column(s) 29 (B) and 32 (B), respectively." Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice and/or the revised instructions.
CBP Miami sent out a trade information notice to say the office of the CBP Miami Port Director Roland Suliveras moved to the North Terminal of Miami International Airport. The Assistant Port Director for Agriculture, Michael Wright, and other administrative staff also moved, the notice said. The phone number for the new office is (786) 476-3100, while the mailing address remains the same. Email documents@brokerpower.com for a copy of the notice.
CBP posted an Aug. 6 version of its CF 1400 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Entrances) electronic query report of the Vessel Management System (VMS), in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by entrances. CBP also posted a version of its CF 1401 (Record of Vessel in Foreign Trade Clearances) electronic query report of the VMS, in accordance with 19 CFR 4.95, organized by clearances.