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UPDATED GUIDANCE – Reciprocal Tariffs – Increase in Rate for China and Reversion of Other Country-Specific Rates, Effective April 10, 2025
CBP updates guidance on reciprocal tariffs, raising the additional duty rate on Chinese-origin goods to 125% and reverting other countries' reciprocal tariff rate to a suspended 10%, effective April 10, 2025.
Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) Entry Declarations
CBP outlines FSVP entry filing requirements in ACE, including the entity role code and applicable Affirmation of Compliance codes for exempt or non-exempt food imports, and warns that inaccurate declarations may trigger increased FDA scrutiny.
Delay Processing Some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Entries
CBP notified trade that a system performance issue is causing delays in processing some FDA entries, with technical teams investigating and advising filers not to re-transmit entries. Updates will follow as more information becomes available.
UPDATED GUIDANCE – Reciprocal Tariffs on Goods of China, April 9, 2025, Effective Date
CBP updates guidance under an April 8, 2025 Executive Order, raising the reciprocal tariff duty rate on goods of China from 34% to 84%, effective April 9, 2025.
ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window on April 9, 2025, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET
CBP announced a standard invasive maintenance window for the ACE Certification environment on April 9, 2025, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET.
Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2513
CBP announces publication of Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2513, which includes tariff records and ABI records reflecting Reciprocal Tariff updates and PGA updates, including an FDA flag addition.
GUIDANCE – Reciprocal Tariffs, April 5 and April 9, 2025, Effective Dates
CBP provides guidance on reciprocal tariffs imposed under Executive Order 14257, detailing the 10% additional ad valorem duty effective April 5, 2025, and country-specific rates effective April 9, 2025, along with required Chapter 99 secondary classification reporting and applicable exceptions.
Backlog Cleared - Ocean Manifest Notifications
CBP announced that the backlog affecting ocean manifest notifications has been cleared.
Updating Truck Manifest Invalid State Code for Section 321 consignee AA, AE, AP, MP
CBP announced a fix, deploying April 8, 2025, for truck manifests incorrectly rejected due to an invalid state code for Section 321 consignees using military state codes AA, AE, AP, MP.
ACE Ocean Manifest Delayed Notifications
CBP notified trade that ACE Ocean Manifest outbound notifications are experiencing delays, with a follow-up bulletin to be issued once the backlog clears.
GUIDANCE – Reciprocal Tariffs, April 5, 2025 Effective Date
CBP provides guidance on implementing the April 5, 2025 reciprocal tariff Executive Order, requiring a Chapter 99 secondary HTSUS classification and imposing a 10% additional ad valorem duty on covered imports, while detailing exceptions, FTZ treatment, de minimis handling, and drawback availability.
Error F624 EST DUTY/CALC'D DUTY MISMATCH – LINE; 99038191 & 99038508 With SPI C or JP Rejecting in Error
CBP identifies an ACE system error (F624) causing entry summary lines with SPI C or JP and Section 232 steel/aluminum derivative HTS codes 9903.8191/9903.8508 to incorrectly reject despite correct duty reporting; filers may omit the SPI codes and later correct via Post Summary Correction until CBP resolves the issue.
Update to the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements – Appendix U – HTS/Schedule B Classifications Requiring Used Vehicle Reporting
CBP announced an update to the AESTIR Appendix U list of HTS/Schedule B classifications requiring used vehicle reporting, with codes added and removed.
Update to the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements – Appendix X — HTS Codes for PGAs
CBP posted an update to the AESTIR Appendix X document listing HTS/Schedule B codes for Partner Government Agencies, adding a code to the AES reference list.
ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, April 05, 2025, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, April 06, 2025
CBP announced a scheduled ACE Production standard invasive maintenance window from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, April 5, 2025, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, April 6, 2025.
Withhold Release Order (WRO) on Taepyung Salt Farm’s Sea Salt Products
CBP announces a Withhold Release Order effective April 2, 2025, directing detention of sea salt products from Taepyung Salt Farm based on evidence of forced labor under 19 U.S.C. § 1307.
GUIDANCE: Section 232 Additional Aluminum Derivative Products
CBP provides entry filing guidance and Chapter 99 HTSUS reporting instructions for additional aluminum derivative products added to Section 232 duties under Proclamation 10895, including specific classifications, Russia-related duty rates, smelt/cast reporting requirements, drawback ineligibility, and foreign trade zone treatment.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Supplemental Guide - Version 2.5.12 is Now Available
CBP announced that FDA's Supplemental Guide version 2.5.12 has been deployed, updating Intended Use Code requirements and other data element changes for certain FDA-regulated commodities in ACE.
Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2512
CBP announced Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2512, published April 2, 2025, containing 35 tariff records and 125 ABI records, including updates related to automobile and automobile parts adjustments referenced in a Federal Register notice.
Updated ABI Software Vendor List on CBP.gov
CBP announced that an updated ABI Software Vendors List has been posted on CBP.gov, now including a column identifying approved Global Business Identifier (GBI) providers.