Snapshot

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:      

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

• CBP issued guidance on Section 232 additional duties on certain aluminum imports from Mexico. The guidance provides specific HTSUS headings importers should declare and when filers may report “N/A” for the primary and secondary country of smelt. 
• CBP has delayed the deployment of functionality related to ACE automation of the de minimis $800 threshold until Jan 11.  
• CBP implements Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) vague and unacceptable description rejection. 
• Delaware CBP officers seize over $100k in unmanifested Apple products destined to China. 
• CBP hosted a Virtual Career Expo on September 5. The expo highlighted law enforcement and mission support opportunities across the nation. 
• The EPA Supplemental Guidelines document has been updated to version 17. The changes reflect language and text updates including Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) reporting requirements. 
• The ACE Customer Satisfaction Survey is now open. The survey is voluntary and anonymous and closes on September 11, 2024. 

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:      

 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

• Solar panels from India continue to face US scrutiny for links to China forced labor. Nearly a third of the detained Indian electronics shipments were denied since October 2022. 
• The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) will hold its quarterly meeting on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in Washington, DC. 
• CBP announced a solicitation for applications to set up a Centralized Examination Station (CES) for Miami International Airport. The solicitation period started Aug. 20 and will expire on Oct. 19. 
• CBP to host virtual forced labor seminar for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands importers. 
• On Sept. 28, CBP will deploy enhancements to the Document Image System (DIS) to facilitate export vehicle-related document submission via Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). 
• On Sept. 23, CBP will deploy a change in the ACE production environment (PROD) to electronically prevent filers from changing an entry via Post Summary Correction (PSC) from a non-quota entry type to a quota entry type (02). 

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:      

 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

• CBP released the July 2024 monthly update. Highlights: 
  • Identified estimated duties of nearly $7.8B to be collected 
  • Stopped 408 shipments for further examination based on suspected use of forced labor 
  • Seized 2,230 shipments that contained counterfeit goods, valued at more than $1.2B 
• CBP announced a Harmonized System Update (HSU) which contains 1,000 harmonized tariff records and 4,158 ABI records. HSU 2412 includes several updates to PGA HTS flag indicator for AMS (AM7) and adjustments required by the verification of the 2024 Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). 
• CBP’s National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) will hold two webinars in September as a part of its 2024 NCSD webinar series.  
• CBP announced the agency’s 2024-2025 plan to accelerate testing and adoption of global interoperability standards, kicking off a new testing phase for innovative trade technology.  
• CBP published an update to the antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) […]
  

Here is a recap of the latest customs and international trade news:      

 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

• CBP opened registration for the Oct. 23 Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE) on Monday, Aug. 12. Registration will close on Wednesday, Sept. 11.  
• CBP’s Office of Trade’s National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) released the list of webinars scheduled for September as part of the 2024 NCSD webinar series. 
• On August 17, 2024, CBP will deploy an update to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) that enforces the requirement to file Entry Type (ET) 86 transactions prior to or upon the arrival of the cargo. 
• Effective August 14, 2024, U.S. CBP personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will discontinue withholding release of tuna and seafood products harvested by Yu Long No. 2, a Taiwanese fishing vessel. 
• CBP announced the opening of the nation’s first and only CBP Centralized Examination Station with direct access to an Airport Air Operations Area (AOA). The setup will eliminate the need for additional transport and significantly enhance efficiency.  
• CBP published an update […]