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GUIDANCE: Annual Quota Opening February 7, 2025: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic (CSPV) Solar Cells
CBP announces the opening of the 2025 annual tariff-rate quota period (February 7, 2025 to February 6, 2026) for Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic (CSPV) solar cells, with a quota limit of 12.5 GW, and directs traders to Quota Bulletin QB 25-507 for rate and quantity details.
GUIDANCE: ACE Processing of De Minimis Shipments Per Executive Orders issued February 1, 2025
CBP provides technical guidance on how ACE will process and reject de minimis (Section 321) shipments from China/Hong Kong that are no longer eligible for duty-free clearance under the February 1, 2025 Executive Orders, detailing specific error codes and messaging by mode of transport. It instructs filers to monitor shipments and take appropriate action to file formal/informal entries when de minimis clearance is denied.
ACE Production Invasive Maintenance 12:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, February 4, 2025
CBP announced an ACE Production invasive maintenance window from 12:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. ET on February 4, 2025, affecting ACE EDI processing including Import Manifest, Cargo Release, Entry Summary, and Truck Trade UI, with no impact to the ACE Portal.
GUIDANCE: Pause on Application of Additional Duties on Imports from Canada
CBP announces that the additional duties on imports from Canada under the February 1, 2025 Executive Order addressing illicit drug flows are being paused, retracting the prior guidance for Canada.
GUIDANCE: Additional Duties on Imports from China
CBP provides guidance implementing the Executive Order imposing additional ad valorem duties on imports from China and Hong Kong effective February 4, 2025, including exclusions, chapter 98, foreign trade zone treatment, drawback ineligibility, and de minimis exemption removal.
GUIDANCE: Additional Duties on Imports from Canada
CBP provides guidance implementing additional ad valorem duties on imports that are products of Canada under an IEEPA-based Executive Order, effective February 4, 2025, including exclusions, foreign trade zone treatment, and elimination of de minimis eligibility, and states no drawback is available for these duties.
ACE Portal Modernization: ACE Portal User Access Management Functionality Deploying February 22
CBP announces migration of ACE Portal user access management functionality to the modernized platform on February 22, 2025, affecting Trade Account Owners and Proxy Trade Account Owners; legacy portal access changes must cease starting February 19.
ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, February 1, 2025, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, February 2, 2025
CBP announced a scheduled ACE Production standard invasive maintenance window from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, February 1, 2025, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, February 2, 2025.
Addressed - Truck Inbonds with On File Status instead of Enroute Status
CBP announced that it has resolved a previously reported ACE issue where some truck in-bond shipments were showing an On File status instead of Enroute status.
Truck Inbonds with On File Status instead of Enroute Status
CBP notes an ACE system issue causing some truck inbonds to display an On File status instead of Enroute status, and states programmers are working on a fix with a follow-up notice to come.
ACE Collections Non-Tariff Bill Update Deployment February 1, 2025
CBP announced an ACE deployment on February 1, 2025 updating Non-Tariff bills to align with the Non-Tariff bill statute, including dispute/cross-servicing language and display of Late Pay Penalty and Non-Tariff interest amounts on the CBP Bill Form.
Updated ACE Cargo Release CATAIR, Draft ACE Cargo Release CATAIR, and ACE Cargo Release Condition Codes documents have been posted on cbp.gov.
CBP posted updated versions of the ACE Cargo Release CATAIR, draft CATAIR, and Cargo Release Condition Codes documents on cbp.gov, reflecting changes such as Section 321 aggregated shipment deployment, a sanctions disclaim indicator note, and a new condition code rule.
ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window: January 29, 2025
CBP announced a standard invasive maintenance window for the ACE Certification (CERT) environment on January 29, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.
Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2504
CBP announces that Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2504 was published, containing tariff and ABI record updates including a PGA flag change for APHIS.
Addressed - ACE Ocean Manifest Delayed Notifications
CBP confirmed that the previously reported issue causing delayed notifications for Ocean Manifest in ACE has been resolved and the issue is now closed.
ACE Ocean Manifest Delayed Notifications
CBP notes that some ACE Ocean Manifest notifications are delayed and will issue a follow-up notice once the backlog is cleared.
Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE) Spring 2025 Registration Information
CBP announces registration dates for the April 23, 2025 Customs Broker License Exam, opening February 10, 2025 and closing March 12, 2025.
January 21, 2025, Quota opening: QB 25-312 2025 Specialty Sugar 3 Results
CBP published Quota Bulletin QB 25-312 announcing that the 2025 Specialty Sugar Period 3 tariff-rate quota opened and was oversubscribed, with a pro rata percentage applied via ACE. Filers/importers have five business days from authorized release, expiring January 30, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. local time, to re-transmit data.
Centralized Examination Station (CES) Solicitation for the Port of Buffalo
CBP is soliciting applications and public comments for a Centralized Examination Station at the Port of Buffalo, with specific deadlines for applications and comment submissions.
PGA-Related Tariff Flagging Updates Included in Harmonized System Update 2502
CBP announced that Harmonized System Update 2502 includes PGA tariff flagging updates, including changes to USDA APHIS and FDA flag indicators on certain HTS codes.