During recent trade events1, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials discussed plans to revitalize another management by account project -- simplified entry and financial processing (referred to by CBP has “simplified processing.”)
Broker Power is providing readers with some of the top stories for April 18-22, 2011 in case they were missed last week.
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Protection is announcing that the following Customs broker license, as well as any and all associated permits, has been revoked with prejudice: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.