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Updated ABI Software Vendors List
CBP announces that an updated ABI Software Vendors List has been posted online for the trade community.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 2021 Q2 Absolute Quota Steel Section 232 Quota Limits
CBP announces the 2021 Q2 Section 232 Absolute Quota Steel limits (April 1–June 30, 2021) via Quota Bulletin QB 21-602, reminds trade that entries before April 1 are ineligible for Q2 quota, and reiterates GAE HTS filing and quota processing procedures.
Daily Update: K-Line America Inc. IT Issues
CBP provides a daily status update noting that K-Line America Inc. continues to experience a system-wide global IT outage, with downtime processes remaining in effect to facilitate legitimate shipments.
National Commodity Specialist Division May 2021 Webinars
CBP's National Commodity Specialist Division announced its May 2021 schedule of commodity-specific educational webinars, providing dates, times, and topics along with dial-in and webinar link information.
Daily Update: K-Line America Inc. IT Issues
CBP provides a daily update that K-Line America Inc. continues to experience a system-wide global IT outage, with downtime processes remaining in effect to facilitate legitimate shipments and transactions.
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations: Certain Mobile Access Equipment and Subassemblies Thereof from the People’s Republic of China
CBP announces that Commerce initiated AD/CVD investigations on certain mobile access equipment and subassemblies from China, and provides deadlines for interested parties to submit scope comments and rebuttal comments.
ACE PRODUCTION Scheduled Maintenance, Tues. March 23, 2021@ 5am to 7am ET
CBP announced a scheduled ACE production maintenance window on March 23, 2021 from 5-7am ET, including a deployment to fix a reject code issue affecting FDA entries with a specific processing code.
Daily Update: K-Line America Inc. IT Issues
CBP provides a daily update noting K-Line America Inc. continues to experience a system-wide global IT outage, and downtime processes remain in effect to facilitate legitimate shipments and transactions.
ACE PRODUCTION Scheduled Maintenance, Sat. March 20, 2021@ 10pm to 4am ET Sun. March 21
CBP announced a scheduled ACE Production maintenance window with multiple system deployments, including PGA/ITDS fixes, an ACE Portal enhancement, and various Import Manifest EDI processing fixes.
FDA Scheduled Down Time: Sat, Mar 20, 11PM ET to Sun, Mar 21, 2021 1AM ET
CBP announces FDA scheduled system maintenance affecting IWS and ITACS interfaces for a set window, with guidance on prior notice submission and contingency procedures during the outage.
K-Line America Inc. IT Issues
CBP announced that K-Line America is temporarily exempt from the 24-hour rule and Importer Security Filing requirements due to an ongoing cyber-attack affecting its IT systems, effective March 18, 2021 until further notice.
Goods with Country of Origin of Cuba can be Manually Filed in ACE Cargo Release with Valid Office of Foreign Assets Control License
CBP announced that ACE Cargo Release now supports manual filing for Cuban-origin merchandise when accompanied by a valid OFAC license, meeting requirements under 31 CFR Part 515, deployed to production on April 8, 2021.
Updated Drawback Error Dictionary (v21) Posted on CBP.gov
CBP announces that an updated version (v21) of the Drawback Error Dictionary has been posted on CBP.gov, providing technical guidance for ACE drawback filings.
RESOLVED: PSCs with AD/CVD data receiving ACE System Failure Response
CBP announced that a previously reported ACE system issue causing Post Summary Corrections with AD/CVD data to receive an ACE System Failure response has been resolved, and that no resubmission is required since the entries processed despite the error.
Trade Policy Update: USMCA Drawback Deployment Update
CBP announced that USMCA Drawback claims can now be filed in ACE, noting that Accelerated Payment cannot be used on these claims until related regulations are implemented, and that the Drawback Error Dictionary will be updated with a new error message.
CBP Preparing to Deploy Improved ACE Availability Dashboard
CBP announced it will disable the current ACE Availability Dashboard on March 18, 2021, to prepare for an improved dashboard—tentatively releasing in July 2021—offering enhanced real-time monitoring, maintenance scheduling, historical data, CSMS feed access, and a feedback tool.
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Clarification on Notice to Trade issued March 9, 2021.
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service issued a clarification regarding its March 9, 2021 notice on the suspension of enforcement provisions of the Federal marketing order for onions grown in South Texas, with an attached clarification letter.
PSCs with AD/CVD data receiving ACE System Failure Response
CBP identified an issue causing ACE System Failure responses for Post Summary Corrections filed on summaries with AD/CVD case information under certain conditions, and is working on a fix while advising filers not to resend transmissions.
Information on the Deployment of Craft Beverage Modernization Act Enhancements in ACE
CBP announced the April 6, 2021 deployment of Craft Beverage Modernization Act enhancements in ACE, requiring filers to transmit seven data elements via ABI for CBMA claims and enabling tax amount validation and reporting.
Updated Version of the Drawback CATAIR posted on CBP.gov
CBP posted an updated version of the Drawback/TFTEA Drawback Entry Summary CATAIR on CBP.gov, including updated NAFTA/USMCA language and revised Unit of Measurement descriptions in Appendix C.