FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
Jordan Free Trade Agreement Wrinkle
01/02
Although the U.S.Jordan Free Trade
Agreement took effect as of December 17, 2001, Customs programming has
not yet caught up. As a result, filers who want to take advantage of the
benefits are being required to file nonABI entries until further
notice.
AOGA/CBTPA
12/00
Wondering about the particulars of the
new Caribbean and Africa trade bill? Check out the article just posted
on our web site. We have also just added an article which explains the
Post Entry Amended test program finally announced by Customs. It is
expected to eliminate Supplemental Information Letters and allow
importers to file quarterly reports in many instances instead of the
current cumbersome entry-by-entry correction process, although in
specific instances immediate correction of an entry is still required.
AFRICA-CBI BILL DELAYED
10/00
Because of ambiguities in the new
Africa-CBI bill, Customs is seeking clarification from Congress focused
on the scope and extent of benefits to be granted.
Customs has also announced that although
the regulations implementing the new law were to take effect on October
1, 2000, there are too many open questions for those regulations to be
published just yet plus ACS programming will not be completed on time.
In other words, importers will not be able to make claims under the new
law for some time.
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