CBP reminded importers that changes to tax benefits under the Craft Beverage Modernization Act take effect for entries on or after Jan. 1, including a requirement that the full internal revenue tax rate be paid at entry, with refund claims filed subsequently with the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (see 2209220065), CBP said in a CSMS message. Even though the full tax must be paid, ACE will allow for payment of a lower rate, and “it is the responsibility of the importer/filer to ensure the proper IRT rate is declared and paid for imported merchandise,” CBP said. “Entries must be filed with the correct IRT as part of the importer’s obligation to exercise reasonable care and the broker’s responsibility to demonstrate responsible supervision and control over their Customs business,” the agency said.
Customs brokers must submit and maintain a current list of employees to CBP by Feb. 17 to comply with recent changes under the broker modernization final rule, CBP said in a CSMS message. Under the final rule, which took effect Dec. 19 (see 2210170071), “brokers must submit a list of names of persons currently employed and, after initial submission, update the list if any of the required information changes,” CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP will “gradually deploy” a series of changes to the ACE Portal from December 2022 through February 2023 as part of phase 3 of its portal modernization scheme, it said on a new webpage detailing the changes. “Phase 3 changes will include updates to the References tab and the migration of other functionality from the legacy ACE Portal to the modernized platform,” CBP said.
CBP will during the week of Dec. 12 “activate all pending national permits in ACE” created for brokers with only a district permit as it works to transition all those brokers over as part of its customs broker modernization regulatory changes that take effect Dec. 19 (see 2210170071), it said in a CSMS message. “This activity will not have any effect on brokers already holding an active national permit,” CBP said.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
CBP will delay it’s ACE production “go-live” date for ocean house bill release until March 5, 2023, it said in a CSMS message. Likewise, its deployment of several functionalities in the certification environment has been rescheduled for Dec. 14, the message said.