The International Trade Commission states it has posted a preliminary version of the 2012 Harmonized Tariff Schedule to its website, which will not be sent to the Government Printing Office for distribution. While this preliminary version is not intended to contain the numerous WCO-recommended tariff changes, it should contain the 484(f) Committee changes approved to take effect on January 1, 2012, as well as other non-WCO related changes (the WCO-recommended changes are waiting on a Presidential Proclamation which is expected to be signed in late 2011).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message announcing the issuance of Harmonized System Update 1108. This update contains 577 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 118 harmonized tariff records.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the following news releases related to commercial trade and related issues:
The Trade Support Network has issued its November 2011 Monthly Committee Report, which states it has updated and resubmitted its request1 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to add programming that allows non-ABI filers to generate post summary (pre-liquidation) amendments and corrections using the ACE Portal for entry summary data initially filed and accepted in the ACE Portal.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have issued the following news releases related to commercial trade and related issues:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its Public Automated Commercial System FIRMS (Facilities Information and Resources Management Systems) report that is organized by port code and alphabetically by company name.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a presentation on Simplified Entry and the Industry Integration Centers. In the presentation slides, CBP notes that Simplified Entry data elements will satisfy both security and trade concerns by, among other things, promoting the concept of "the owner of the data knows the data best." The presentation also includes flow diagrams comparing the current entry process to the simplified entry process.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a December 19, 2011 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 has also posted a December 12, 2011 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.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted guidelines and a sample of product identification training guides companies can use to help CBP personnel and customs administrations in the European Union identify counterfeit and piratical goods to prevent them from entering the U.S. or the EU. The product identification training guides help customs personnel, such as officers and import specialists who inspect shipments and look for intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is notifying ABI filers that new PGA Manifest Hold functionality is expected to be added to the Cargo Release Entry System (moved to production) in 90 days. This new functionality will accommodate the ACE M1 Multi Modal Manifest (MMM) System for Ocean and Rail.