CSMS # 56966260 - An updated ACE Agency Tariff Code Reference Guide is available (AQ3 changing to AQX)

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CSMS # 56966260 - An updated ACE Agency Tariff Code Reference Guide is available (AQ3 changing to AQX)

The ACE Agency Tariff Code Reference Guide has been updated. For APHIS Core, AQ3 has been changed to AQX.

APHIS expects to begin assigning the new AQX flag to HTS codes in CERT no earlier than July 14, 2023, and in PROD no earlier than August 21, 2023.

Here is the guidance from APHIS about this new flag that still applies (from CSMS 55503724):

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) created a new APHIS Core Message Set flag of AQX that, when implemented, will alert filers that products under a Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) code with this flag may require an APHIS Core Message Set.

This flag will be enforced with a ‘warning’ severity, meaning filers will not be prohibited from submitting an entry without APHIS Core Message Set data or a disclaim related to this new flag (i.e., the entry won’t be rejected).

APHIS is introducing the new flag in response to evidence that some HTS codes are largely disclaimed and do not require APHIS Core Message Set data. This change will eliminate the burden on stakeholders who have to disclaim large volumes of shipments.

Filers who submit an entry with an HTS flagged AQX and who do not submit APHIS data or a disclaim, will receive this message: PU2 – DATA MSNG ON HTS – NO ACTN RQD AQX.

APHIS reminds filers that the AQX flag does not eliminate the requirement to file a message set when permits, certificates or other documents are required for agriculture admissibility. The move to an AQX flag simply removes the requirement to disclaim products not regulated by APHIS, or indicates data is not required.

For help with the APHIS Core Message Set filing, please visit our website, send an email to ace.itds@usda.gov, or call our help desk at 1-833-481-2102.

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