CUSTOMS TO TEST POST-ENTRY AMENDMENT PROCESSING
U.S. Customs said it would begin testing a new method for importers or their customs brokers to make corrections to import entry summaries prior to liquidation before the end of the year.
The test, Post-Entry Amendment Processing, will begin no earlier than Dec. 28, and will involve corrections of minor entry summary errors, such as revenue-generating errors of less than $20 and non-revenue-generating errors such as net quantity and value. These errors will be reported on a quarterly basis. Major errors must still be reported to Customs upon discovery.
For the past two years, Customs allowed importers to make minor corrections on an entry-by-entry basis through Supplementary Information Letters, which the agency said has “produced an increase paperwork and manpower burden for both importers and Customs.”
The Post-Entry Amendment Processing test is expected to last for a year, and would be extended if warranted. Customs said it would accept comments about the test from the industry until Dec. 28.
For more information, contact Bruce Ingalls of Customs’ Field Operations Office at (202) 927-1082, or the agency’s Web site at http://www.customs.gov under “Importing and Exporting.”