NEW YORK -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission's intent to require information from certificates of compliance to be filed in ACE next year is alarming brokers, according to Erin Williamson, vice president of customs brokerage at GEODIS USA.

DETROIT -- Cindy Allen, owner of consultancy firm Trade Force Multiplier, said she believes some of the initiatives in the 21st Century Customs Framework bills are useful -- such as simplifying CBP's process for seizures -- but that overall, the focus is too heavy on enforcement.

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:

CBP has defined two dates for when the agency expects to deploy ACE enhancements related to steel melt and pour country reporting and when CBP hopes to implement Phase 3 of the Section 232 trade remedy on aluminum smelt, according to CBP's ACE development schedule for November.

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:

CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:

SAN DIEGO -- As brokers and their clients rely more and more on online methods and the cloud to conduct customs operations and everyday business, they should be aware that it’s practically inevitable that a cyberattack will one day hit them, panelists said at the Pacific Coast Council’s Western Cargo Conference (WESCCON) last week.