The unprecedented times continue to impact the Transpacific Trades. Below is a portion of an update published on the Hapag-Lloyd website recently.
Vessel Schedule Recovery Measures – Transpacific Trade
The Transpacific Trade is currently going through unprecedented times. The vessels, port infrastructure and inland logistics supporting the cargo movements are stretched beyond their capacity and have been so for several months. As a result, ships are waiting in line significantly longer than normal both in Asian and North American ports, leading to vessels being days and in many cases weeks behind their normally scheduled dates of call.
We have in past years been able to react to such situations by adding recovery vessels to cover these open positions to ensure that we continued to offer a weekly service, however as our fleets are fully deployed and stretched beyond capacity this is regretfully currently not an option.
We therefore have no choice but to implement a comprehensive schedule recovery plan to get vessels back in their intended positions. This will result in some services not having a sailing for one to two weeks. It is important to emphasize that vessels will not be idling at any time and we will perform as many voyages as possible.
Read the full update from the carrier here.
Read a JOC.com article here: US port delays force ‘structural’ blank sailings on Asian services
Here are additional Customs-related updates importers may want to take note of.
APHIS Begins Two-Stage Enforcement of ACE Filing
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that the implementation of ACE filing for APHIS-Core will begin January 25, requiring filers to submit a message set for regulated products. Initially, APHIS will continue to maintain a “warning level” for Harmonized Tariff Code flagging to allow a brief period for trade to adjust to the new requirement.
Beginning March 15, during the second and final stage, the agency will fully enforce APHIS Core message set submission using “reject” severity flagging. The two-stage enforcement approach is not meant to delay the implementation deadline. APHIS expects filers to start submitting the APHIS Core message set on January 25 and will monitor compliance.
All importers affected by APHIS regulations should be aware of the new implementation in ACE and are responsible to list the additional necessities on the commercial invoice such as the product name for the genus and species, place of growth, and testing status.
- Get ideas from the RAC’s suggested Questions for Importers for Animal Products, Fruits and Vegetables, and Miscellaneous Processed Products.
- Review APHIS’s Frequently Asked Questions.
CSMS #45799085 – DELAYED: Aluminum Import License Number required on e214 scheduled for 1/25/21 deployment is rescheduled for 3/29/21
*** ALUMINUM IMPORT MONITORING AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM (AIM): REGULATORY FREEZE AND DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE ***
Pursuant to the White House Chief of Staff’s memorandum concerning “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review” issued on January 20 the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is delaying the effective date of the final rule, entitled “Aluminum Import Monitoring and Analysis System,” from January 25 to March 29, 2021. The final rule was published on December 23, 2020 and can be found here:
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2020-28166.
Commerce has submitted a notice to the Federal Register delaying the effective date of the final rule in order to allow the incoming Administration time to review the final rule and consider any additional comments before implementation. This delay means that licenses will no longer be required for covered aluminum product imports beginning on January 25, as was previously stated in the final rule.
Unless otherwise announced, the final rule will go into effect, and licenses will be required beginning on March 29. The AIM system website (https://www.trade.gov/aluminum) continues to be operational and will provide further guidance on licenses already issued as well as the issuance of new licenses during the intervening period prior to March 29. Further information on the AIM monitor will also be provided on the website.
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