ABI Updates: Please Read!

You've probably been getting many CBP e-mails regarding changes and new requirements. Our programmers are busy getting these new updates ready for implementation. Here's a breakdown of what's going on and the status of the programming changes:

Oman and Peru Free Trade Agreements: (CSMS #09-000150 and #09-000151) While these agreements have been in place since the beginning of the year, ABI has only been accepting them as of 4/1/09. We now have the programs ready for you, so please call us if you need the changes.

Harmonized Update: (CSMS #09-000152) Please make sure you perform tariff update #0901, which contains updates for the Oman and Peru trade agreement as well as other updates to the HTS.

Lacey Act: (CSMS #09-000138) Enforcement of the data collection for the Lacey Act will begin on May 1, 2009. We are currently in the testing phases of this program and anticipate that it will be ready in mid-April. We will send out another e-newsletter as soon as it is ready.

ISF (10+2) Updates: (CSMS #09-000148) CBP sent out information regarding revised data sets for ISF. For this reason, we are no longer distributing our ISF release until these new changes are incorporated. For a list of changes (which include reporting of Bond information and the addition of shipment types), please refer to the message indicated.

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Increases (CSMS #09-000155) New rates can be located at http://www.ttb.gov/tobacco/index.shtml. Rate increases are effective 4/1/2009 and apply to tobacco products, cigarette papers, and cigarette tubes imported into or manufactured in the US.

 

Please Note: Our office will close at 1:00 pm on April 10 in
observance of Good Friday.

Payroll: Tax Tables Update!

If you use ASCI software to do your payroll, make sure you update your tax tables to reflect new changes to Income Tax Withholding tables.

If you need assistance on doing this, please call us and we will send you the instructions you need.

 

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