CEE Directors Agree to Send Copies of Forms 28 and 29 to Brokers, NCBFAA Says
The directors of the 10 CBP Centers of Excellence and Expertise recently agreed to send copies of forms 28 and 29 to involved customs brokers, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in an email to members.…
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During discussions between the CEE directors and an NCBFAA subcommittee on April 27, "the Directors agreed that the center teams should send copies to the brokers," the trade group said. "However, until a fully automated method is developed, the Centers committed to sending courtesy copies by mail or email attachment to the broker contact listed in the importer's portal account. All agreed that this would be the most consistent approach." There have been complaints recently that CBP isn't sending courtesy copies of the forms to brokers (see 1703230023). "If you are aware of instances where you are not receiving the copies, the Directors would like to know," the NCBFAA said. CBP didn't comment.