The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America this month updated its U.S. Principal Party in Interest Responsibility Information Sheet. Forwarders can hand out the sheet to help their export customers better understand their exporting responsibilities, including commodity jurisdiction issues, due diligence requirements and export filing mandates. The updated form includes a new question at the end of the USPPI checklist related to copies of data transmissions from export filings.
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Non-vessel-operating common carriers should soon begin seeing the effects of the recently announced surcharges at two California ports (see 2111030027), the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in a Nov. 4 email to members. But the group also said non-vessel-operating common carriers have options to mitigate the charges.
Non-vessel-operating common carriers should soon begin seeing the effects of the recently announced surcharges at two California ports (see 2111030027), the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in a Nov. 4 email to members. But the group also said non-vessel-operating common carriers have options to mitigate the charges.
A draft bill released this week could expand certain CBP enforcement authorities over exports. The legislation, which is being drafted by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., would broaden CBP's authority to suspend and fine traders for illegal exports, including counterfeit shipments or goods that violate intellectual property rights, according to a draft summary of the bill. It would also grant “discretionary authority” for the seizure of exports and “excludes goods summarily forfeited from notice requirements.” The bill is aimed at modernizing U.S. customs laws to better address “national and economic security, enhance data integrity, confront international adversaries, and better facilitate trade by utilizing emerging technologies.”
The office of Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., started sharing a discussion draft of the Customs Modernization Act with the goal of avoiding unintended consequences for businesses that provide services to importers or that import. It's a bill that would strengthen CBP's hand in numerous areas. "We were working with CBP on the legislation and, then, this is now sending it to industry experts," Cassidy spokesperson Ty Bofferding said. That input will help shape the final bill, he said, and described this as the middle of the process. He could not predict whether a bill would be introduced in 2022.
The office of Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., released a discussion draft of much-anticipated customs modernization legislation that CBP has been considering as part of its 21st Century Customs Framework, according to an email from the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America. The trade group said Cassidy is seeking input on the draft legislation, and provided a one-page fact sheet, draft legislation and a section-by-section discussion summary for review.
The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America remains supportive of CBP's efforts to impose new continuing education requirements for customs brokers (see 2109090030), but requested some changes from the proposed rule in recently submitted comments. The NCBFAA would like to see CBP include provisions for recognizing 30-minute trainings as the smallest unit of continuing education training credits (half credits) and for full credits to include time to allow for breaks. It also said it agreed with CBP's change to 36 hours of education every three years, from 40 hours.
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