CBP posted an updated version of its notice announcing that the next customs broker license exam will be on Monday, Oct. 7.
The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations (COAC) advised CBP to allow for some non-accredited materials to count toward a planned 40-hour requirement for customs broker continuing education, it said during the Aug. 7 COAC meeting. That would be part of a "measured, commercially reasonable approach" to the expected changes, said Vincent Iacopella, chief operating office of Janel World Trade and a co-chair of the COAC "Role of the Broker" working group.
CBP said the following customs broker license has been reinstated and is currently active:
CBP corrected its Dec. 6, 2012, notice revoking customs broker licenses to show which brokers and license numbers were revoked and which are currently active. In the Dec. 6 notice, CBP "CBP inadvertently linked certain broker license numbers to the incorrect broker’s name," it said.
CBP said the following individual customs broker licenses and any and all associated permits have been canceled due to the death of the broker:
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.
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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.