The Senate passed a procedural vote, 81-18, today to reopen the Federal Government after an official shut down last Friday at midnight EST. The final vote, to be cast late this afternoon, will extend funding for the government through February 8. In anticipation of the furlough, CBP released their shutdown policies and procedures. If a long-term deal is not reached by February 8, CBP will presumably use the following measures:Field trade processing positions that are excepted status:Center Directors, Import Specialists, Entry Specialists, and Liquidation SpecialistsInternational Trade SpecialistsFP&F SpecialistsAgriculture SpecialistsCBP OfficersAt CBP Headquarters, the Office of Trade and Office of Field Operations leadership are in excepted status.Impact of the shutdown on trade cargo processing:CBP will continue to process cargo and collect revenue, and continue national security and trade enforcement efforts with the minimal amount of disruption possible.CBP has made special efforts to coordinate with our PGA colleagues, and is providing a list of PGA points of contact.Examples of activities that will not occur during the shutdown:Review of and response to Enforce and Protect Act (EAPA) and electronic allegations of trade fraudIssuance of Customs Broker licenses, National Permits and Filer CodesAll Trade data requests including commercial requests for ITRAC informationIssuance of prospective rulings and the monitoring of import quotas, though quota entries will be acceptedAdditional trade enforcement policy guidance to the field will be significantly delayedWho trade should contact during the shutdown:CBP will conduct a daily call with trade stakeholders at 2:00 PM ET throughout the shutdown. Daily call information is included in this email.Trade can direct questions during the shutdown to the Office of Trade Relations at tradeevents@cbp.dhs.gov.If you have questions about operations or issues at a specific port or with an agency other than CBP, please reach to that port or agency directly.The Office of Information Technology team is available and supporting operations.ACE system issues should be addressed to the CBP Technology Service Desk, as they have limited ACE client reps available. In the event of an ACE outage, they will work things as quickly as possible.They will rely on CSMS messaging to get information out quickly, but will not be updating cbp.gov.Steel Monitoring and Analysis UnitThe online steel licensing system will be temporarily suspended and the computer system closed. However, you will need a license number to complete the Customs entry summary process. If you have already obtained a license for your incoming shipment, you must use that license number for your Customs paperwork.If you have not yet obtained a steel import license, please use the following temporary license number for any entries of steel mill products until further notice:STEEL0118 *Please note: You must discontinue use of this temporary license number after the government resumes operations. Upon resumption of government operations, you will receive another email notice with instructions about the steel licensing system. For import-related concerns or questions, please contact your local Customs and Border Protection (CBP) office.They will respond to messages upon return to normal government operations.For full U.S. Department of Homeland Security procedures relating to a lapse in appropriations, please see here.