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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Systems Scheduled Maintenance Saturday, September 4, 2021, 11:00PM ET to September 5, 2021, 1:00AM ET
CBP announced a scheduled maintenance window for FDA systems on September 4-5, 2021, during which the FDA-CBP interface will be down and Prior Notice review may be delayed.
Cancelled: ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window on 09/01/2021 from 5:00pm to 08:00pm ET
CBP announced the cancellation of a scheduled ACE Certification standard invasive maintenance window originally planned for 09/01/2021 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm ET.
Interim Procedure for Issue with Uploading Broker Employee List
CBP announces that the ACE deployment to fix the broker employee list upload issue has been postponed, and instructs brokers to revert to paper reporting for new and terminated employee information until the fix is deployed.
ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window on 09/01/2021 from 5:00pm to 08:00pm ET
CBP announces a scheduled ACE Certification standard invasive maintenance window on 09/01/2021 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm ET.
RESOLVED - ACE EDI Delays
CBP announced that a previously reported ACE EDI delay issue has been resolved by technicians.
UPDATE - ACE EDI Delays
CBP provided an update stating that ACE EDI processing delays are ongoing, with technicians continuing to troubleshoot; some messages may be significantly delayed but are still processing. A further update will be issued once resolved.
2021 Raw Sugar Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) Increase and Reporting Extension
CBP published Quota Bulletin QB 21-302 announcing an increase to the 2021 Raw Sugar Tariff Rate Quota and an extension of related reporting requirements.
Quota Bulletin 21-316 2021 Raw Sugar Increased Allocation
CBP published Quota Bulletin 21-316 announcing an increased tariff-rate quota allocation for 2021 raw sugar imports.
ACE EDI Delays
CBP is aware of ACE EDI communication issues causing delays for some trade partners and is working to resolve the problem, with an update to follow.
CANCELLED: ACE Production Maintenance, Sat. Aug 28, 2021 @ 09:00pm to 05:00am ET Sun. Aug 29, 2021
CBP announced that the scheduled ACE Production maintenance window for the night of Saturday, August 28 into Sunday, August 29, 2021 has been cancelled.
UPDATED GUIDANCE: Conforming Amendment to Section 301 China Product Exclusion
CBP provides updated guidance on a conforming amendment to a previously granted Section 301 China product exclusion to align with HTS statistical reporting changes effective July 1, 2021, with ACE functionality available August 31, 2021.
ACE Production Extended Invasive Maintenance, Sat. Aug 28, 2021 @ 09:00pm to 05:00am ET Sun. Aug 29, 2021
CBP announced an extended invasive maintenance window for ACE Production from 9:00pm ET Saturday, August 28, 2021 to 5:00am ET Sunday, August 29, 2021.
*UPDATE* RESOLVED: Issue Uploading Broker Employee List
CBP announced that the deployment to fix the broker employee list upload issue in ACE was postponed and will instead be deployed to production during the planned weekend outage, with further updates to follow.
RESOLVED: Issue Uploading Broker Employee List
CBP announces resolution of an issue with the broker employee list upload function in ACE, with the fix deployed to CERT and scheduled for PROD deployment, including a brief ACE portal outage.
INFORMATION: September 13, 2021, Quota opening: QB 22-502- 022 Tobacco
CBP announces the opening of the annual tariff-rate quota period for tobacco (Chapter 24) running September 13, 2021 through September 12, 2022, and notes upcoming modifications to country-specific quota allocations effective January 1, 2022 due to the UK's withdrawal from the EU.
ACE Production Extended Invasive Maintenance, Sat. Aug 28, 2021 @ 09:00pm to 04:00am ET Sun. Aug 29, 2021
CBP announced an extended invasive maintenance window for ACE Production system from 9:00pm ET on Saturday, August 28, 2021 to 4:00am ET on Sunday, August 29, 2021.
Updated Draft Cargo Release CATAIR is Available on CBP.gov
CBP announced that an updated draft version of the Cargo Release CATAIR is available on CBP.gov, reflecting a qualifier code change in the SE20 record note and new entity codes added to the SE30 and SE50 records.
GUIDANCE: Conforming Amendment to Section 301 China Product Exclusion
CBP provides guidance on a conforming amendment to a previously granted Section 301 China product exclusion (subheading 9903.88.64) to align with July 1, 2021 USITC HTS statistical reporting changes, effective in ACE August 12, 2021, along with related filing instructions.
CORRECTION: Updated Requirements for Importers and Brokers Regarding HTS Subheading 9801.00.10- U.S and Foreign Goods Returned
CBP issues a correction to prior guidance on importer and broker responsibilities and documentation requirements for duty-free claims under HTSUS 9801.00.10 (U.S. and foreign goods returned), superseding earlier 2017 guidance.
Headquarters Ruling HQ H318727 – Pursuant to 19 CFR 192 - Used Vehicle requirements for United States to Puerto Rico or Puerto Rico to United States
CBP issued guidance based on Ruling HQ H318727 clarifying that used vehicle export requirements under 19 CFR 192 do not apply to shipments between the U.S. and Puerto Rico, while outlining interim ACE filing procedures (such as Title State Code entry) until system validations are updated.