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Treasury Dept. Regulatory Agenda Mentions Effort to Improve Prior Disclosure Process

The Treasury Department published its fall 2022 regulatory agenda for CBP. The only new mention of any regulations is a new long-term action that would amend CBP's regulations "pertaining to prior disclosure and to the procedure for demanding payment of duties, taxes, fees, or revenue" when a penalty claim isn't issued. "Amendments are designed to encourage participation in the prior disclosure program and to enhance the effectiveness of the duty/revenue demand process," the agenda said.

Treasury also moved a proposed rule updating CBP's (a)(1)(a) list of records that must be kept to support entry documentation to its long-term actions list.

The agenda lists Treasury's CBP rulemakings that are pending at the proposed, interim final, final and completed stages, as well as rulemakings that are long-term actions. The agenda lists the regulation title; past regulation(s), if any; the time frame for the next regulatory action(s), if any; a brief description of the regulation; and a contact party name and telephone number.

Agenda Highlights

Highlights of Treasury's CBP rulemakings are below. New items are marked with an asterisk (*).

Proposed Rule Stage
Dog and Cat Protection Act
International Travel Merchandise
Inter Partes Proceedings Concerning Administration of Exclusion Orders Resulting From Final Determinations of the United States International Trade Commission Under Section 337
Merchandise Produced by Convict or Forced Labor or Indentured Labor Under Penal Sanctions
Elimination of Paper-Based Bond Applications and the Automated Processing of Bond Applications
Final Rule Stage
Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Required for Electronic Entry/Entry Summary (Cargo Release and Related Entry) Filings
Administrative Exemptions on Value of Articles Increased*
Enforce and Protect Act Regulations
Importations of Pesticides and Pesticidal Devices
Enforcement of Copyrights and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Disclosure of Information Regarding Abandoned Merchandise
Refund of Alcohol Excise Tax
Goods Returned to the United States
Fee for Inbound Express Mail (Inbound EMS) Items
Amendment to Statement Processing and Automated Clearinghouse (ACH)
Implementation of the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) Uniform Regulations Regarding the Rules of Origin*
Non-Preferential Origin Determinations for Merchandise Imported From Canada or Mexico for Implementation of the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada
Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) Implementing Regulations Related to Textile and Apparel Goods, Automotive Goods, and Other USMCA Provisions
Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Tunisia