Monday Morning eBriefing

The U.S. and UK governments concluded an arrangement to formally recognize each other's authorized economic operator (AEO) programs.

As previously reported, the U.S. government has taken formal steps to treat Hong Kong as part of China and no longer as a separate destination under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

On Jan. 15, 2020, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), Docket No. 20-22, Service Contracts, to modify the filing requirements for service contracts.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome the following members who have recently joined our association:

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has updated the PGA Flag Enforcement Table with a footnote added to remind filers that the only PGA that utilizes expedited release is NHTSA. Other than for NHTSA, these AE (not certified) entry summaries should not include PGA data. If cargo is regulated by other PGAs, trade must file an ACE Cargo Release (SE) or ACE Entry Summary Certified for ACE Cargo Release (AE Certified).

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Jan. 25 will expand its 1USG Notification Messaging for Imports by adding an additional seven filers.

A revised version of the External ACE Entry Summary Rules and Process Document Trade Version 10.25-Revised has been posted on CBP.gov and can be accessed here.

"Due to unforeseen programming difficulties and the need to perform a programming update, the ability to file a claim under 19 USC 1313(c)(1)(c)(ii) (ACE provision codes 56 and 70) that include exports to Canada (CA) or Mexico (MX) will be temporarily unavailable," Customs and Border Protection said in a message to the trade on Jan. 21.

As the result of the United States entering an agreement with the European Union on Nov. 20, PP 10128 modifies the duty rates for six tariff items identified in Annex II of 85 FRN 85491.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Jan. 14 published its 2020 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy, also known as the Notorious Markets List, which highlights online and physical markets that reportedly engage in trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Jan. 13 posted a revised version of the External ACE Entry Summary Rules and Process and document on its website.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Jan. 16 introduced the Warehouse Five-year End Date Extension enhancement to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Jan. 16 deployed AD/CVD Flags for EAPA Evasion and Injunctions to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome the following members who have recently joined our association:

The NCBFAA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection hosted a webinar on Jan. 5 to instruct customs brokers on filing their triennial status reports and payments in the eCBP portal.

Customs and Border Protection announced that the Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2101 was completed Jan. 12 and contains 389 ABI records and 72 harmonized tariff records.

In the final days of the Trump administration, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators of the Finance Committee, as well as the trade community, have expressed concern about the proposed Treasury Department carve out from the de minimis thresholds for certain goods covered by the Section 301 tariffs.

The NCBFAA's Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) continues to share insights into how the APHIS-Core ACE requirements apply to specific products.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that effective Jan. 13 its officers at U.S. ports of entry will detain cotton and tomato products from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has just published the USMCA Implementing Instructions Addendum on CBP.gov.