CBP Seeks Comments on Upcoming ACE Data Elements for Seafood, Diamonds
CBP seeks comments by Dec. 23 on upcoming data requirements for filings regarding seafood and diamonds required by a ban on imports of these products from Russia. Submitted comments will be included with CBP’s request for approval of the information collection that it will soon send to the Office of Management and Budget.
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CBP said the new data elements in ACE are needed to implement bans announced by the Treasury Department on Russian seafood and diamonds in recent years, and in particular an expansion of the bans in December 2023 to cover seafood and diamonds harvested or mined in Russia but processed elsewhere (see 2312220007).
The agency said in its most recent ACE development schedule that it intends to begin requiring the new data elements in April.
For seafood, the data elements include country of harvest; vessel name; vessel flag; vessel International Maritime Organization (IMO) number; method of harvest; and, if the seafood includes no Russian seafood, a certification to that effect. CBP has already been requiring the certification through its Document Image System since March (see 2402290041).
Treasury frequently asked questions list Harmonized Tariff Schedule subheadings considered “seafood” under the ban to include: 0301.11.00 to 0301.99.03; 0302.11.00 to 0302.99.00; 0303.11.00 to 0303.99.00; 0304.31.00 to 0304.99.91; 0305.20.20 to 0305.79.00; 0306.11.00 to 0306.99.01; 0307.11.00 to 0307.99.03; 0308.11.00 to 0308.90.01; 0309.10.05 to 0309.90.90; 1603.00.10; 1603.00.90; 1604.11.20 to 1604.32.40; 1605.10.05 to 1605.69.00; 0508.00.0000; 2301.20.0010; 2310.20.0090; 1504.10.20 to 1504.20.60; and 2106.90.9998.
For diamonds, the data elements CBP intends to require include country of mining and a similar certification statement that is also already required via DIS.
The same Treasury FAQ lists HTS subheadings subject to the diamond ban as 7102.10, 7102.31, and 7102.39, as well as heading 7113 for jewelry incorporating diamonds.