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Creating Broker Management CEE Remains Unlikely, DiNucci Says
April 7, 2017 by Tim Warren|Top News

CBP remains wary of creating a Center of Excellence and Expertise entirely focused on customs brokers, said Rich DiNucci, executive director-cargo and conveyance security at CBP, during the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference April 4. Despite some early discussion of the possible addition of a CEE to focus on broker management (see 1510210017), CBP isn't inclined to further segment the importing process, DiNucci said. The CEEs will certainly evolve, "but I would say it's much too early to get into that concept now. We'll see where we are three, four years from now."

Topics:Drawback
Unlicensed Employees of National Broker Permit Holders Allowed to Perform 'Customs Business,' CBP Says
April 6, 2017 by Tim Warren|Top News

Employees for national customs permit holders may submit entries from a remote location, considered to be "customs business," as long as there's sufficient responsible supervision and control, CBP said in a March 21 ruling (here). That ruling, HQ H258892, involved Superior Brokerage Services (SBS), which holds local port permits and a "national permit in order to file entries remotely from their Minneapolis/St. Paul and Miami locations," CBP said. The company sought CBP input on whether its unlicensed employees in the Chicago freight forwarding office would be allowed to transmit entries remotely on weekends through the Automated Broker Interface (ABI), ACE or the Automated Commercial System. The law allows for only certain people to be involved in "customs business."

Topics:Customs duty, Court of International Trade, Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), Drawback, Manifest Confidentiality
CBP Considering Refunds of Liquidated Damages Caused by Wrong ACE Release Dates
April 5, 2017 by Brian Feito|Top News

NEW ORLEANS -- CBP has nearly fixed a series of issues surrounding release date updates in ACE that were causing CBP to mistakenly issue liquidated damages for late filing against compliant filers, said Jim Swanson, CBP director-cargo security and controls, at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference on April 4. The agency is cancelling in full mistaken assessments of liquidated damages caused by the issues, and is currently deciding how to handle mistaken claims that have already been paid, Swanson said.

Topics:Drawback
Senate Confirms Duke to Serve as Deputy DHS Secretary
April 4, 2017 |Congress

The Senate on April 4 voted to confirm Elaine Duke to serve as deputy homeland security secretary. The Senate Homeland Security Committee on March 15 voted to clear the nomination of Duke for floor consideration (see 1703150046). Committee Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., in an April 3 statement (here) urged his Senate colleagues to support Duke's nomination, after she served in Department of Homeland Security leadership during the Bush and Obama administrations. The DHS deputy secretary has been heavily involved in managing the International Trade Data System through ACE in the past, chairing the Border Interagency Executive Committee (BIEC).

FDA 'Mindful' of Challenges as FSVP Requirements Begin May 30
April 4, 2017 by Brian Feito|Top News

NEW ORLEANS -- The Food and Drug Administration is aware of concerns surrounding Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) requirements that begin taking effect for food imports on May 30, said Doug Stearn, director of FDA’s Office of Enforcement and Import Operations, during an April 4 panel discussion at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference. As FSVP requirements are rolled out, the agency will be “mindful” of the new challenges faced by the trade community, and is “going to try to work with folks to make sure it is dealt with in a responsible way,” he said.