U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously announced that the next customs broker license examination will be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2010.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a CSMS message outlining its policy on testing requirements for new Automated Commercial Environment ABI filers.
The Justice Department reports that a Long Island customs broker has been sentenced in federal court on charges that he defrauded a Massachusetts medical equipment distributor out of over $1 million dollars.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted new and updated ACE "Topic" documents (also referred to as ACE User Guides) and updated ACE overview fact sheets for customs brokers and importers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Port of Miami has issued an Information Bulletin containing guidance on uniform national procedures for imports and exports of commodities controlled under International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) licenses and license exemptions.
Broker Power is now issuing weekly summary reports highlighting the most active textile and apparel tariff preference levels1 from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's "Quota Weekly Commodity Status Report." BP's weekly report also lists the TRQ commodities on CBP's weekly "TRQ/TPL Threshold to Fill List."
CBP has posted updated versions of the following ISF transaction sets:
On February 18, 2010, the Federal Maritime Commission voted to initiate a rulemaking that would relieve non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCCs) from the costs and burdens of publishing in tariffs the rates they charge for cargo shipments.
On February 17, 2010, Transportation Secretary LaHood announced Recovery Act awards to fund innovative transportation projects. The TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) Discretionary Grant Program was included in the Recovery Act to spur transportation projects that promise significant economic and environmental benefits, including improvements to roads, bridges, rail, ports, transit and intermodal facilities. (White House, dated 02/17/10, available for http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/secretary-lahood-announces-funding-over-50-innovative-strategic-transportation-proj.)
The Federal Maritime Commission is rescheduling its open meeting previously scheduled for February 10, 2010 to February 18, 2010 in Washington, DC, and is removing one agenda item for this meeting.