CBP Lists Locations of the 9 Existing and Future CEEs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a document that lists the cities where the next seven Centers for Excellence and Expertise will be located, as well as the cities where the two existing CEEs for (i) Pharmaceuticals (soon to include Health and Chemicals) and (ii) Electronics (soon to include Information Technology) are located. Note that CBP's document no longer lists customs brokers as a future CEE industry.
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(In October 2011, CBP permanently established the Pharmaceuticals and Electronics CEEs, which had previously functioned as pilots. Then in January 2012, CBP indicated that the Pharmaceutical CEE was to be referred to as the Industry Integration Center for Pharmaceuticals, Health and Chemicals CEE, and the Electronics CEE was to be referred to as the Information Technology and Consumer Electronics CEE. According to CBP officials, the scope of these two CEEs will actually expand in mid FY 2012 (March - May 2012).)
Location of 7 Future and 2 Current CEEs Shown
In its February 2012 version of CBP's "BEST" Trade Plan for the supply chain, also called its "Trade Transformation" initiatives for 21st century trade, CBP lists the locations of its nine current and future CEEs are follows:
| No. | Industry | City Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Agriculture and Prepared Products | Miami |
| 2. | Automotive and Aerospace | Detroit |
| 3. | Base Metals and Machinery | Laredo |
| 4. | Consumer Products | Chicago |
| 5. | Industrial & Manufacturing Materials | Buffalo |
| 6. | Information Technology & Consumer Electronics1 | Los Angeles |
| 7. | Petroleum, Natural Gas and Minerals | Houston |
| 8. | Pharmaceuticals, Health and Chemicals1 | New York |
| 9. | Textiles, Wearing Apparel and Footwear | Atlanta |
1CBP is using the new names for these permanent CEEs, which reflects their future scope. While the permanent CEE for Pharmaceuticals, Health and Chemicals is in New York City, its pilot was in Los Angeles; and the permanent CEE for Information Technology and Consumer Electronics is in Los Angeles, while its Executive Account pilot was in NYC (so their locations reversed).
(See ITT's Online Archives 12011817 for summary of January 2012 version of CBP's "BEST" document.
See ITT's Online Archives 11120903 and 11121601 for summaries of the CEEs being renamed the "Industry Integration Centers" for Pharmaceuticals and Electronics.
See ITT's Online Archives 11121307 for detailed summary of the function and benefits of the Industry Integration Centers, which were formerly CEEs). CBP sources had indicated that the agency was working to expand the Pharmaceutical center's scope to cover health and chemical devices, and the Electronics center's scope to cover consumer electronics and information technology. See ITT's Online Archives 11102610 for summary.
See ITT's Online Archives 11120903 and 11121601 for summaries of the CEEs being renamed the "Industry Integration Centers" for Pharmaceuticals and Electronics.
See ITT's Online Archives 11121307 for detailed summary of the function and benefits of the Industry Integration Centers, which were formerly CEEs).