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Dated: August 18, 2022.
AnnMarie R. Highsmith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Trade.
[FR Doc. 2022–18213 Filed 8–23–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Transition of the Electronic
Certification System (eCERT) to an
Updated Version (eCERT 2.0)
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
transition of the Electronic Certification
System (eCERT) to an updated version,
eCERT 2.0, which will become the sole
method for participating in the eCERT
process. The updated version includes
three new features that will enhance the
existing system by implementing
additional validations that verify the
authorized use of quota certificates. The
use of eCERT 2.0 will allow for the
decrementing of quota certificates to
prevent those certificates from being
overused. Participating countries will
have enhanced querying capabilities to
query and track actual certificate usage.
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Additionally, importers will be able to
query their usage of the quota
certificates via the Automated Broker
Interface. In order to participate in
eCERT 2.0, importers must provide the
participating country with the Importer
of Record (IOR) number in advance of
filing an entry, and, in turn, the
participating country must submit the
IOR number as an additional data
element of information within the
transmission for eCERT 2.0. The
transition to eCERT 2.0 will not change
the tariff-rate quota or tariff preference
level filing process or requirements.
Importers will continue to provide the
export certificate or certificate of
eligibility numbers from the
participating countries in the same
manner as when currently filing entry
summaries with U.S. Customs and
Border Protection. The format of the
export certificate and certificate of
eligibility numbers will remain the same
for the corresponding eCERT
transmissions.
The transition to eCERT 2.0 will
be operational as of September 25, 2022.
DATES:
Julia
Peterson, Chief, Quota and Agriculture
Branch, Trade Policy and Programs,
Office of Trade, (202) 384–8905, or
HQQUOTA@cbp.dhs.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The Electronic Certification System
(eCERT) is a system developed by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
that uses electronic data transmissions
of information normally associated with
a required export document, such as a
license or certificate, to facilitate the
administration of quotas and ensure that
the proper restraint levels are charged
without being exceeded. Foreign
countries participating in eCERT
transmit information directly or via a
global network service provider to CBP’s
automated electronic system for
commercial trade processing, the
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE).
Specific data elements are transmitted
to CBP by the importer of record (or an
authorized customs broker) when filing
an entry summary with CBP, and those
data elements must match eCERT data
from the foreign country before an
importer may claim any applicable inquota tariff rate of duty or the
preferential duty rate under a tariff
preference level (TPL). An importer may
claim an in-quota tariff rate or
preferential duty rate when
merchandise is entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption, only
if the information transmitted by the
importer matches the information
transmitted by the foreign government.
If there is no transmission by the foreign
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government upon entry, an importer
must claim the higher over-quota tariff
rate or most-favored nation (MFN) rate
of duty.1 An importer may subsequently
claim the in-quota tariff rate 2 or
preferential duty rate 3 under certain
limited conditions.
Currently, Australia, Uruguay, New
Zealand, and Argentina are approved for
the use of eCERT for transmitting export
certificates for certain beef entries
subject to the tariff-rate quota.4
Additionally, Mexico is approved for
the use of eCERT for transmitting
certificates of eligibility for certain
textile and apparel goods that are
eligible for preferential treatment under
a TPL.5
This document announces that the
transition of eCERT to eCERT 2.0 will be
operational as of September 25, 2022,
and eCERT 2.0 will become the sole
method for participating in the eCERT
process at that time. As of that date, the
below-mentioned enhancements will
become operational for the transmission
of export certificates for certain beef
entries from Australia, Uruguay, New
Zealand and Argentina, and for the
transmission of certificates of eligibility
for certain textile and apparel goods
from Mexico.
The updated system will include
three new features that will enhance the
existing eCERT system by implementing
additional validations that verify the
1 If there is no associated foreign government
eCERT transmission available upon entry of the
merchandise or filing of the entry summary, an
importer may enter the merchandise for
consumption subject to the over-quota tariff rate or
the MFN rate of duty or opt not to enter the
merchandise for consumption at that time (e.g.,
transfer the merchandise to a Customs bonded
warehouse or foreign trade zone or export or
destroy the merchandise).
2 If an importer enters the merchandise for
consumption subject to the over-quota tariff rate
and the associated foreign government eCERT
transmission becomes available afterwards, an
importer may claim the in-quota rate of duty by
filing a post summary correction (before
liquidation) or a protest under 19 CFR part 174
(after liquidation). In either event, the in-quota rate
of duty is allowable only if there are still quota
amounts available within the original quota period.
3 An importer has the opportunity to make a post
importation claim for a TPL by requesting a refund
of any excess customs duties at any time within one
year after the date of importation of the goods.
However, the preferential duty rate is allowable
only if there are still amounts available within the
original TPL period.
4 See the published general notices for the
approved use of eCERT for Australia (75 FR 81632
(December 28, 2010)), Uruguay (86 FR 47127
(August 23, 2021)), New Zealand (87 FR 1771
(January 12, 2022)), and Argentina (87 FR 2172
(January 13, 2022)) for certain beef imports subject
to a tariff-rate quota.
5 See the published general notice for the
approved use of eCERT for Mexico for certain
textile and apparel goods that are eligible for
preferential treatment under a TPL (FR 86 FR 54225
(September 30, 2021)).
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authorized use of quota certificates. One
of the enhancements will allow the
eCERT system to decrement the usage of
quota certificates and prevent those
certificates from being overused, and
thus, provide CBP with better and more
easily available awareness of the
certificate usage. Secondly, participating
countries will have enhanced querying
capabilities to query and track actual
certificate usage in eCERT 2.0. The third
enhancement will be a new Automated
Broker Interface (ABI) query which will
enable importers to query their usage of
quota certificates.6 Importers are
expected to exercise reasonable care
pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1484 when filing
entries and tracking their usage of quota
certificates and the availability of a new
query capability in eCERT 2.0 does not
relieve importers of this responsibility.
In order to participate in eCERT 2.0,
importers must provide the
participating country with their
Importer of Record (IOR) number in
advance of filing an entry, and, in turn,
the participating country will submit
the IOR number as part of the eCERT
transmission to CBP.7 The participating
country will submit the IOR number as
an additional data element of
information within the single
transmission message to eCERT 2.0.
At this time, CBP recommends that
importers share the IOR numbers with
their exporters in advance of September
25, 2022, to allow for participating
countries to test the updated system
with actual IOR numbers and avoid
rejection of the transmission due to
missing IOR numbers once eCERT 2.0 is
deployed.8 In general, importers will
need to provide the IOR numbers only
once to the participating exporter or
country (which should be no later than
30 days in advance of filing an entry),
but importers should ensure that the
exporter has the IOR number on file for
future transmissions.
The transition to eCERT 2.0 will not
change the tariff-rate quota or TPL filing
process or requirements. Importers will
continue to provide the export
certificate or certificate of eligibility
numbers from the participating
countries in the same manner as when
currently filing entry summaries with
6 Use of this enhancement will be facilitated
through a new CBP and Trade Automated Interface
Requirements (CATAIR) message, Certificate Query,
which may be found in the Implementation Guide
on CBP’s website at: https://www.cbp.gov/
document/guides/certificate-query-catair-ecert-20.
7 Pursuant to 19 CFR 142.3(a)(1), importers
provide the IOR numbers to CBP on CBP Form 3461
upon entry.
8 As of July 7, 2022, CBP began testing eCERT 2.0
with the participating countries using test data.
Early submission of IOR numbers by importers will
help facilitate the testing process.
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CBP. The format of the export certificate
and certificate of eligibility numbers
will remain the same for the
corresponding eCERT transmissions.
Dated: August 18, 2022.
AnnMarie R. Highsmith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Trade.
[FR Doc. 2022–18214 Filed 8–23–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Transition of the Electronic Certification System (eCERT) to an
Updated Version (eCERT 2.0)
AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: General notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the transition of the Electronic
Certification System (eCERT) to an updated version, eCERT 2.0, which
will become the sole method for participating in the eCERT process. The
updated version includes three new features that will enhance the
existing system by implementing additional validations that verify the
authorized use of quota certificates. The use of eCERT 2.0 will allow
for the decrementing of quota certificates to prevent those
certificates from being overused. Participating countries will have
enhanced querying capabilities to query and track actual certificate
usage. Additionally, importers will be able to query their usage of the
quota certificates via the Automated Broker Interface. In order to
participate in eCERT 2.0, importers must provide the participating
country with the Importer of Record (IOR) number in advance of filing
an entry, and, in turn, the participating country must submit the IOR
number as an additional data element of information within the
transmission for eCERT 2.0. The transition to eCERT 2.0 will not change
the tariff-rate quota or tariff preference level filing process or
requirements. Importers will continue to provide the export certificate
or certificate of eligibility numbers from the participating countries
in the same manner as when currently filing entry summaries with U.S.
Customs and Border Protection. The format of the export certificate and
certificate of eligibility numbers will remain the same for the
corresponding eCERT transmissions.
DATES: The transition to eCERT 2.0 will be operational as of September
25, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Peterson, Chief, Quota and
Agriculture Branch, Trade Policy and Programs, Office of Trade, (202)
384-8905, or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Electronic Certification System (eCERT) is a system developed
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that uses electronic data
transmissions of information normally associated with a required export
document, such as a license or certificate, to facilitate the
administration of quotas and ensure that the proper restraint levels
are charged without being exceeded. Foreign countries participating in
eCERT transmit information directly or via a global network service
provider to CBP's automated electronic system for commercial trade
processing, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).
Specific data elements are transmitted to CBP by the importer of
record (or an authorized customs broker) when filing an entry summary
with CBP, and those data elements must match eCERT data from the
foreign country before an importer may claim any applicable in-quota
tariff rate of duty or the preferential duty rate under a tariff
preference level (TPL). An importer may claim an in-quota tariff rate
or preferential duty rate when merchandise is entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption, only if the information transmitted by
the importer matches the information transmitted by the foreign
government. If there is no transmission by the foreign
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government upon entry, an importer must claim the higher over-quota
tariff rate or most-favored nation (MFN) rate of duty.\1\ An importer
may subsequently claim the in-quota tariff rate \2\ or preferential
duty rate \3\ under certain limited conditions.
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\1\ If there is no associated foreign government eCERT
transmission available upon entry of the merchandise or filing of
the entry summary, an importer may enter the merchandise for
consumption subject to the over-quota tariff rate or the MFN rate of
duty or opt not to enter the merchandise for consumption at that
time (e.g., transfer the merchandise to a Customs bonded warehouse
or foreign trade zone or export or destroy the merchandise).
\2\ If an importer enters the merchandise for consumption
subject to the over-quota tariff rate and the associated foreign
government eCERT transmission becomes available afterwards, an
importer may claim the in-quota rate of duty by filing a post
summary correction (before liquidation) or a protest under 19 CFR
part 174 (after liquidation). In either event, the in-quota rate of
duty is allowable only if there are still quota amounts available
within the original quota period.
\3\ An importer has the opportunity to make a post importation
claim for a TPL by requesting a refund of any excess customs duties
at any time within one year after the date of importation of the
goods. However, the preferential duty rate is allowable only if
there are still amounts available within the original TPL period.
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Currently, Australia, Uruguay, New Zealand, and Argentina are
approved for the use of eCERT for transmitting export certificates for
certain beef entries subject to the tariff-rate quota.\4\ Additionally,
Mexico is approved for the use of eCERT for transmitting certificates
of eligibility for certain textile and apparel goods that are eligible
for preferential treatment under a TPL.\5\
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\4\ See the published general notices for the approved use of
eCERT for Australia (75 FR 81632 (December 28, 2010)), Uruguay (86
FR 47127 (August 23, 2021)), New Zealand (87 FR 1771 (January 12,
2022)), and Argentina (87 FR 2172 (January 13, 2022)) for certain
beef imports subject to a tariff-rate quota.
\5\ See the published general notice for the approved use of
eCERT for Mexico for certain textile and apparel goods that are
eligible for preferential treatment under a TPL (FR 86 FR 54225
(September 30, 2021)).
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This document announces that the transition of eCERT to eCERT 2.0
will be operational as of September 25, 2022, and eCERT 2.0 will become
the sole method for participating in the eCERT process at that time. As
of that date, the below-mentioned enhancements will become operational
for the transmission of export certificates for certain beef entries
from Australia, Uruguay, New Zealand and Argentina, and for the
transmission of certificates of eligibility for certain textile and
apparel goods from Mexico.
The updated system will include three new features that will
enhance the existing eCERT system by implementing additional
validations that verify the authorized use of quota certificates. One
of the enhancements will allow the eCERT system to decrement the usage
of quota certificates and prevent those certificates from being
overused, and thus, provide CBP with better and more easily available
awareness of the certificate usage. Secondly, participating countries
will have enhanced querying capabilities to query and track actual
certificate usage in eCERT 2.0. The third enhancement will be a new
Automated Broker Interface (ABI) query which will enable importers to
query their usage of quota certificates.\6\ Importers are expected to
exercise reasonable care pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1484 when filing entries
and tracking their usage of quota certificates and the availability of
a new query capability in eCERT 2.0 does not relieve importers of this
responsibility.
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\6\ Use of this enhancement will be facilitated through a new
CBP and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) message,
Certificate Query, which may be found in the Implementation Guide on
CBP's website at: https://www.cbp.gov/document/guides/certificate-query-catair-ecert-20.
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In order to participate in eCERT 2.0, importers must provide the
participating country with their Importer of Record (IOR) number in
advance of filing an entry, and, in turn, the participating country
will submit the IOR number as part of the eCERT transmission to CBP.\7\
The participating country will submit the IOR number as an additional
data element of information within the single transmission message to
eCERT 2.0.
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\7\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 142.3(a)(1), importers provide the IOR
numbers to CBP on CBP Form 3461 upon entry.
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At this time, CBP recommends that importers share the IOR numbers
with their exporters in advance of September 25, 2022, to allow for
participating countries to test the updated system with actual IOR
numbers and avoid rejection of the transmission due to missing IOR
numbers once eCERT 2.0 is deployed.\8\ In general, importers will need
to provide the IOR numbers only once to the participating exporter or
country (which should be no later than 30 days in advance of filing an
entry), but importers should ensure that the exporter has the IOR
number on file for future transmissions.
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\8\ As of July 7, 2022, CBP began testing eCERT 2.0 with the
participating countries using test data. Early submission of IOR
numbers by importers will help facilitate the testing process.
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The transition to eCERT 2.0 will not change the tariff-rate quota
or TPL filing process or requirements. Importers will continue to
provide the export certificate or certificate of eligibility numbers
from the participating countries in the same manner as when currently
filing entry summaries with CBP. The format of the export certificate
and certificate of eligibility numbers will remain the same for the
corresponding eCERT transmissions.
Dated: August 18, 2022.
AnnMarie R. Highsmith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Trade.
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