CBP said the following customs broker licenses and all associated permits are canceled without prejudice:
CBP said the following customs broker license, as well as all associated permits, is revoked by operation of law:
CBP reinstated 56 customs broker licenses it previously revoked for failure to submit a 2009 or 2012 triennial report and fee.
International Trade Today is providing readers with some of the top stories for July 29-Aug 2 in case they were missed.
New certification requirements proposed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) threaten to add new liability issues and costs in the use of customs brokers, said the Express Association of America (EAA) in comments to the CPSC. The EAA joined a slew of other trade associations and companies that voiced major concerns with the proposal at the CPSC (see 13073014). There were numerous objections to the new rules in the comments (here), some of which compared the proposal to the controversial filing requirements imposed under the Lacey Act.
Customs broker A.N. Deringer signed an agreement with Kewill to transition to Kewill Customs' technology platform, Kewill said July 30. Kewill called Kewill Customs “a next generation customs brokerage solution” that will offer “enhanced visibility, functionality, and robust ad hoc reporting capabilities to service both Deringer and its clients.” Sandy Mayotte, senior vice president of Deringer, said Kewill Customs’ platform design was easy to use, resulting in less time training logistics professionals to use the system “so that they can dedicate more time to renewing files and ensuring compliance for customers.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s proposed new requirements for certificates of compliance would impose a heavy burden on importers and customs brokers, said several companies and trade associations in response to the proposed rule (here). CBP hasn’t implemented CPSC compliance data in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), so electronic filing would likely take the form of complicated and time-consuming PDF submissions, said industry groups. And the proposal’s definition of importers brings customs brokers under the new requirements, even though they’re not in a position to certify compliance with product safety regulations, the National Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) said.
The Food and Drug Administration’s July 29 proposed rule to establish a Foreign Supplier Verification Program would require importers to implement procedures to analyze the hazards associated with the food they import and verify their suppliers’ compliance with applicable regulations. The exact form that verification will take is still up in the air, with FDA proposing two alternative requirements. FDA said it expects foreign suppliers will seek out verification on their own from third parties, which would ease the burden on importers. The agency is also proposing exemptions and modified requirements for small businesses and some foods subject to other food safety regulations.
Colorado U.S. District Court Judge William Martinez ordered Executive Recycling to pay $4.5 million, and its owner and chief executive officer Brandon Richter to serve 30 months in federal prison, for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently export electronic waste despite telling their clients it would be recycled domestically. The judge also ordered Richter to pay a $7,500 fine and $70,144 in restitution, as well as $142,241.10 in asset forfeiture.
CBP is extending the comment period to Aug. 26 for an existing information collection for the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program. CBP proposes to extend the expiration date of this information collection with a change to the burden hours.