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Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate (TRLED) Webinar Series for Fiscal Year 2025
CBP announces its FY2025 quarterly webinar series on the Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) program, with the first session on November 21, 2024 covering the EAPA process and online allegation filing, and provides a registration link.
REVISED - DATE CORRECTION -Reminder- Rejection for Vague Merchandise Descriptions in ACAS Deploying Tuesday, November 12, 2024
CBP corrected the implementation date for ACAS rejections of vague cargo merchandise descriptions, now effective November 12, 2024 at 12:00 pm EST.
Reminder- Rejection for Vague Merchandise Descriptions in ACAS Deploying Tuesday, November 12, 2025
CBP reminds trade that ACAS will begin rejecting vague cargo descriptions effective November 12, 2025, and provides a reference link listing acceptable versus unacceptable descriptions.
ACE Production Standard Invasive Maintenance from 10:00 p.m. ET Saturday, November 9, 2024, to 4:00 a.m. ET Sunday, November 10, 2024
CBP announces a scheduled standard invasive maintenance window for the ACE production system from 10:00 p.m. ET on November 9, 2024, to 4:00 a.m. ET on November 10, 2024.
Resolved - Delayed or Missing response messages for ACE Air Manifest transmissions
CBP announced that the previously reported issue causing delayed or missing response messages for ACE Air Manifest transmissions has been resolved.
Delayed or Missing response messages for ACE Air Manifest transmissions
CBP notified trade that ACE Air Manifest transmissions are not receiving response messages and that the issue is under investigation, with an update to follow once resolved.
ACE Certification Standard Invasive Maintenance Window from 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm ET on Wednesday November 06,2024
CBP announced a scheduled ACE Certification standard invasive maintenance window from 5:00pm to 8:00pm ET on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
Various Cargo Release and Manifest Chapters Updated
CBP updated several ACE cargo release and manifest CATAIR/technical documents, including new sanction-related records and error codes, a new Section 321 status notification and disposition code, and an increased character limit for the K1 remarks field.
Resolved - Delayed or Missing response messages for QP/WP In-bond transmissions
CBP announced that the previously reported issue causing delayed or missing response messages for QP/WP in-bond transmissions has been resolved.
Delayed or Missing response messages for QP/WP In-bond transmissions
CBP notified trade that QP/WP in-bond transmissions are not receiving corresponding QT/WT response messages and is investigating the issue. An update will be issued once the problem is resolved.
Resolved - Liquidation Courtesy Notices for November 3, 2024
CBP announced that the previously reported issue preventing transmission of Liquidation Courtesy Notices for November 3, 2024, has been resolved and all notices have now been sent.
Resolved - Delayed or Missing response messages for QP/WP In-bond transmissions
CBP announced that the previously reported issue causing delayed or missing response messages for QP/WP in-bond transmissions has been resolved.
Delayed or Missing response messages for QP/WP In-bond transmissions
CBP notified trade that QP/WP in-bond transmissions are not receiving the expected QT/WT response messages, and stated it is investigating the issue with an update to follow once resolved.
Liquidation Courtesy Notices for November 3, 2024
CBP notes that Liquidation Courtesy Notices for November 3, 2024 were not sent and is working to transmit them as soon as possible, with a confirmation message to follow once delivered.
DHS Places New Additions to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List
CBP announces DHS additions of several PRC-based textile companies (Esquel Group and affiliates) to the UFLPA Entity List, effective November 1, 2024, subjecting their goods to a rebuttable presumption of forced labor and import restriction.
FDA Scheduled Upgrade on Thursday November 14, 2024, 9:00 p.m. ET to Friday, November 15, 2024, 3:00 a.m. ET
FDA announced a scheduled system upgrade during which the Prior Notice System Interface (PNSI) may be unavailable, with Prior Notices submittable via ABI/ACE during the outage window.
ACE Reports Scheduled Down Time
CBP announces that ACE Reports will be unavailable on November 6, 2024, from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. ET due to scheduled maintenance.
Customs Brokers Continuing Education Program - Licensed Customs Brokers Can Begin Earning Credits Starting January 1, 2025
CBP announces that licensed customs brokers can begin earning Continuing Education (CE) credits starting January 1, 2025, requiring 20 CE credits by January 31, 2027 to maintain an active license.
Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate (TRLED) Webinar Series for Fiscal Year 2025
CBP announces its FY2025 TRLED quarterly webinar series, starting with a November 5, 2024 session on using the Trade Violations Reporting tool to report suspected trade violations online.
Withhold Release Order on Frankincense and Frankincense-Based Products Sourced from Somalia by Asli Maydi
CBP announces a Withhold Release Order effective November 1, 2024, directing detention of frankincense and frankincense-based products sourced from Somalia by Asli Maydi due to indications of forced labor under 19 U.S.C. § 1307.