§1411. National Customs Automation Program
(a) Establishment
The Secretary shall establish the National Customs Automation Program (hereinafter in this subpart referred to as the "Program") which shall be an automated and electronic system for processing commercial importations and shall include the following existing and planned components:
(1) Existing components:
(A) The electronic entry of merchandise.
(B) The electronic entry summary of required information.
(C) The electronic transmission of invoice information.
(D) The electronic transmission of manifest information.
(E) Electronic payments of duties, fees, and taxes.
(F) The electronic status of liquidation and reliquidation.
(G) The electronic selection of high risk entries for examination (cargo selectivity and entry summary selectivity).
(2) Planned components:
(A) The electronic filing and status of protests.
(B) The electronic filing (including remote filing under section 1414 of this title) of entry information with the Customs Service at any location.
(C) The electronic filing of import activity summary statements and reconciliation.
(D) The electronic filing of bonds.
(E) The electronic penalty process.
(F) The electronic filing of drawback claims, records, or entries.
(G) Any other component initiated by the Customs Service to carry out the goals of this subpart.
(b) Participation in Program
The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe the eligibility criteria for participation in the Program. Participation in the Program is voluntary.
(c) Foreign-trade zones
Not later than January 1, 2000, the Secretary shall provide for the inclusion of commercial importation data from foreign-trade zones under the Program.
(June 17, 1930, ch. 497, title IV, §411, as added
Amendments
1999-Subsec. (c).
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 1401, 1413, 1641 of this title.