US Customs & Border Protection’s (CBP’s) residue manifesting requirement pilot test was scheduled to begin November 25. However, the agency has announced an indefinite delay to provide more time to review the proposed requirement with industry stakeholders.
The delay comes in the wake of a letter send by the tank truck industry and other industry groups asking Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers to delay Customs & Border Protection’s residue manifesting requirement for at least a calendar year. The letter aimed at convincing the acting secretary that CBP will have more time to work with other federal agencies to reach a consensus on how those agencies want to treat the issue of tank trailers and tankcars with product residue returning into the United States.
“Congress would also have a year to devise a legislative solution if a delay is granted,” says Dan Furth, National Tank Truck Carriers president. “In response to our letter, CBP leadership invited the NTTC and its coalition partners to a meeting on November 12 to discuss the issue in depth.”
The written announcement of a delay came from Michael Schreffler, the International Trade Liaison, Trade Relations, Office of the Commissioner, and stated: “After further consultation with the international trade community, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has decided to delay the launch of the Test Concerning Manifesting and Entry of Residue found in Instruments of International Traffic (IITs). This test was announced in the Federal Register Notice (FR Doc. 2013-20878) on August 27, 2013."
"The test was to commence on November 25th which is 90 days after the publication of the Federal Register Notice. CBP will work to address remaining trade concerns related to this matter and announce a future test date after further consultation with the trade community.
