Category Archives: Supply Chains

New Updated Forced Labor Website from USCB

United States Customs and Border Patrol

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is pleased to announce the publication of its re-vamped Forced Labor (https://www.cbp.gov/trade/forced-labor) website!  Check out our revamped website with major upgrades!  Explore our new features, fresh look, expanded resource materials, and improved user experience.  The website features a new Forced Labor enforcement page that provides statistics, dashboards, and information related […]

CSMS # 62492897 – APHIS AQI User Fees

United States Customs and Border Patrol

The AQI program uses a system of safeguards to facilitate the safe trade of agricultural commodities and protect U.S. agriculture and natural resources from invasive plant pests and animal diseases. APHIS and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection carry out AQI activities at all U.S. ports of entry. You can learn […]

CSMS # 61862834 – Section 321 – Does Not Exceed $800 Aggregated Shipments, Release 2 is Now Available for Testing in CERT

United States Customs and Border Patrol

Release 2 of the Section 321 – Does Not Exceed $800 in Aggregated Shipments deployment is now available in the ACE Certification Environment (CERT) for testing. Release 2 will implement in ACE a validation to enforce the $800 daily aggregated value threshold for de minimis shipments. Updates to Cargo Release and Truck Manifest were deployed […]

CSMS # 60876581 – Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2405

Cargo Systems Messaging ServiceCSMS # 60876581 – Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2405Harmonized System Update (HSU) 2405 was created on June 4, 2024, and contains 13 harmonized tariff records and 44 ABI records. In support of the PGA Message Set, Partner Government Agency (PGA), HSU 2405 includes update to PGA flag indicator (FD3 and FD1) for […]

GDLSK News Alert: USTR Issues Report

GDLSK News Alert: USTR Issues Report of its Four-Year Review of Actions Taken in the “China 301” Investigation; Proposes Additional Tariffs and Other Measures On May 14, 2024, the office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) issued its long awaited report: Four-Year Review Of Actions Taken In The Section 301 Investigation: China’s Acts, Policies, And […]

CSMS# 58405079 – Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) UPDATE

CSMS # 58405079 – Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Detention Notifications in ACE Cargo Release Available in Certification Environment Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Detentions in Cargo Release will be available in CERT on November 15, 2023.The Status Notification document regarding UFLPA can be found here: ACE Cargo Release Status Notification (V33) – https://www.cbp.gov/document/technical-documentation/ace-cargo-release-status-notification-implementation-guide […]

301 Exclusions Extended for China by the USTR

On September 6, 2023, in an as of yet unpublished Federal Register notice, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced its intention to extend the existing China 301 exclusions (otherwise scheduled to expire on September 30, 2023) until December 31, 2023. At issue are two sets of exclusions.  The first set consists of the […]