U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that ACE Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue A1 is scheduled to be deployed (go into production) on August 11, 2007.
Licensed Customs Broker
Customs brokers are entities who assist importers in meeting federal requirements governing imports into the United States. Brokers can be private individuals, partnerships, associations or corporations licensed, regulated and empowered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Customs brokers oversee transactions related to customs entry and admissibility of merchandise, product classification, customs valuation, payment of duties, taxes, or other charges such as refunds, rebates, and duty drawbacks. To obtain a customs broker license, an individual must pass the U.S. Customs Broker License Exam. Customs brokers are not government employees and should not be confused with CBP officials. There are approximately 11,000 active licensed customs brokers in the United States.
The Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a notice announcing the initiation of and requesting comments on a pilot program1 to demonstrate the ability of Mexico-based motor carriers to operate safely in the U.S. beyond the commercial zones along the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted notice on its Web site notifying all individuals who took the April 2, 2007 Customs Broker License Exam that due to extenuating circumstances the exams have not yet been scored. CBP states that it is anticipated that the exam will be scored by May 15, 2007. According to CBP, once the results are received by CBP, the notification process will be expedited. (CBP notice, available at http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/import/broker_management/broker_exam/.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a new informed compliance publication (ICP) entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Agglomerated Stone.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a proposed rule that would amend 19 CFR Parts 111, 113, 141, 142, and 143 to make Remote Location Filing (RLF) permanent, instead of a prototype as it is currently. Written comments are due by May 22, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently posted to its Web site its quarterly reports on the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) entitled Report to Congress on the Automated Commercial Environment. These reports cover the four quarters of calendar year 2006.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an administrative message that replaces an earlier September 2006 administrative message on the ABI system requirements for the Mexican Cement Import Licensing System.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a notice announcing a change in the deployment date for the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Entry Summary, Accounts, Revenue (ESAR) A1 release. This release, originally scheduled for May 2007, has been moved to August 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication (ICP) entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Household Articles of Base Metal.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued a final rule, effective April 5, 2007, to implement the Mexican Cement Import Licensing System, which among other things, requires all importers of subject cement from Mexico to obtain an import license prior to completing their U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) entry summary.