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Port of Savannah Detained Shipments Over Possible Forced Labor Connections, Kerlikowske SaysThe Port of Savannah has detained two shipments over possible forced labor involvement since
March, CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske said during a Dec. 15 speech in Savannah (here). “The first shipment was Stevia (ultimately released) and second was a shipment of Beedies (Indian cigarettes) that was excluded due to violations of Food and Drug Administration labeling requirements,” according to his prepared remarks. Kerlikowske also reviewed various CBP accomplishments during the past year, includ-ing the use of ACE and the Centers of Excellence and Expertise.
Miscellaneous CBP Releases (December 15, 2016)CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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• 2017 Federal Holidays (here)• Buffalo Port Office early closure Dec. 14 (here)• ACE Portal Reminder: Use of the Internet Browser’s AutoComplete Feature (here)• ACE CERTIFICATION Outage, Dec. 14 (here)• ACE PRODUCTION Deployment, Dec. 15 (here)• Resolved: No NX response for ACE CERT NAFTA Duty Deferral Testing (here).
FWS Reinstates Designated Port Exception Permit, Allowing Entries at Unstaffed PortsThe Fish and Wildlife Service will again issue Designated Port Exception Permits (DPEP) to au-
thorize entries at ports with no FWS staff present, it said in a bulletin issued Dec. 13 (here). The agency had done away with the permits in October, but “due to feedback received from the trade, the Service has rescinded that decision,” it said. FWS “has begun the process of consulting with CBP to determine the necessary programming changes to ACE needed to implement the DPEP process,” it said. Changes may not be complete until February, it said. Until ACE is updated, importers will not be able to pilot in ACE with the FWS at non-staffed port locations, but they will be able to obtain clearance at non-staffed ports through eDecs, FWS said. Trade groups had asked FWS to reinstate the permits.
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Miscellaneous CBP Releases (December 14, 2016)CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
• No NX response for ACE CERT NAFTA Duty Deferral Testing (here)• Resolved: No response for ACE CERT Reconciliation testing (here)• ACE CERTIFICATION FQ fix Deployed Dec. 13 (here)• Extension of FCC Form 740 Waiver (here)• ACE CERTIFICATION CQ Deployed Dec. 13 (here)• ACE items Deployed to PRODUCTION Dec. 13 (here)• U.S., Mexico Announce Soft Start of Outbound Unified Cargo Processing Pilot (here).
Miscellaneous CBP Releases (December 13, 2016)CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
• Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Supplemental Guide 2.5 Review Webinar (here)• Resolved: Problems with AE entry summaries certified for cargo release (here)• Publication of four Federal Register notices concerning ACE (here)• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service implementation of ITDS (here).
CBP’s Jan. 14 ACE Deadline Also Mandatory Date for Statements, ISFCBP’s Jan. 14 mandatory use date for drawback, reconciliation, duty deferral and liquidation in
ACE will also be the date that the ACE transition occurs for statements and Importer Security Filings (ISF), CBP said in a CSMS message (here). However, the Jan. 14 deployment does not include Manufac-turer ID Add, because “this capability must be deployed at the same time as Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Admissions (e214s).” Also, the ACE Product Code query will be removed from and no longer supported in ACE, CBP said.