U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that the following individual Customs broker licenses, as well as any and all associated permits, have been cancelled due to the death of the broker:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that the following Customs broker licenses, as well as any and all associated permits, are cancelled without prejudice:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is requesting comments by June 6, 2011, on extending its existing Automated Clearinghouse (CBP Form 400) information collection.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing that the following Customs broker license, as well as any and all associated permits, has been revoked with prejudice:
On April 14, 2011 at the annual U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Trade Symposium, U.S. Customs and Border Protection discussed supply chain security partnership programs, like the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), and its efforts to help other countries develop such programs.
On April 12, 2011 the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America, Inc. sent a letter to the Federal Maritime Commission stating that more work is needed to ensure the benefits of FMC's final rule to exempt licensed non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from the rate tariff publication requirements of the Shipping Act of 1984, if they agree to negotiated rate arrangements (NRAs) with their shippers.1
On April 14, 2011 at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s annual Trade Symposium, the Director of Mexican Customs’ Secure Supply Chain Program discussed Mexico efforts to develop and pilot its Alliance for Secure Commerce (PACS, Programa Alianza para el Comercio Seguro), a supply chain security program. He also discussed Mexico’s Strategic Plan to fund infrastructure improvements.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated version of its spreadsheet of ACE ESAR A2.2 (Initial Entry Types) programming issues.
During the April 13-14, 2011 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Annual Trade Symposium, CBP officials provided an overview of possible preventative actions importers can take against the Asian Gypsy Moth, Khapra beetle, and other agriculture-related contamination of carriers, and possible remedial actions CBP can take if such contamination is found.
On April 13, 2011 at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s annual Trade Symposium, U.S. Customs and Border Protection described its new “broker revision” initiative and received input from the trade on the changing role of the broker.