U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice announcing that the 2009 annual user fee of $138 assessed for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by January 23, 2009.
The Senate passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (H.R. 4040) Conference Report on July 31, 2008, one day after House passage of the bill.
President Bush and Commerce Secretary Gutierrez recognized 19 U.S. organizations with 'E' and 'E-Star' Awards for their commitment to strengthening U.S.' global competitiveness by expanding their export success. 'E' recipients include Fed Ex Corporation, Johnsonville Sausage, and the Seattle University. (Commerce press release, dated 05/20/08, available at http://www.commerce.gov/NewsRoom/PressReleases_FactSheets/PROD01_006046)
On March 6, 2008, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 4040, the Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act of 2008, to establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the CPSC.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection previously issued a general notice announcing that the 2008 annual user fee of $138 assessed for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by February 15, 2008.
Shipper's NewsWire reports that the Census Bureau and the Department of Homeland Security have resolved their standoff over the rulemaking to require the electronic filing of export information. According to the article, the rule for mandatory use of the Automated Export System is expected to be published soon in the Federal Register. (SNW, dated 01/23/08, available at http://www.americanshipper.com/SNW_story.asp?news=82393.)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection previously issued a general notice announcing that the 2008 annual user fee of $138 assessed for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by February 15, 2008.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a general notice announcing that the 2008 annual user fee of $138 assessed for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by February 15, 2008.
eTrucker reports that drivers representing the top Mexican trucking association parked their trucks on October 4th on the Mexican side of the Matamoros-Brownsville border to protest the cross-border trucking program. The drivers demanded equal treatment for Mexican and American truckers, claiming that American truckers get preferential treatment in Mexico, while Mexican truckers on the U.S. side of the border get tickets for no reason at all, etc. (eTrucker, dated 10/05/07, available at http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=63764)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that the 2007 annual $125 user fee that is assessed for each Customs broker permit and national permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporation is due by January 19, 2007.