The Department of Homeland Security has published its spring 2010 semi-annual regulatory agenda for U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection discussed the agency’s plans for upcoming Automated Commercial Environment releases and other ACE-related issues at the April 2010 National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America annual conference.
An official from the Food and Drug Administration discussed the agency’s Office of Regulatory Affairs’ plans for a new model of operations for managing imports at the April 2010 National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America annual conference.
On February 1, 2010, the President submitted his fiscal year 2011 budget request (October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011) to Congress. The FY 2011 budget request for the State Department is $16.4 billion, an increase of $819 million over what was enacted in FY 2010.
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.”
On April 8, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection held a webinar that provided an update on Automated Commercial Environment and the International Trade Data System “Concept of Operations”.
During the annual conference of the National Association of Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America on April 12-14, 2010, Consumer Product Safety Commission officials briefed the trade on various issues, including the agency’s plans to start issuing its own import detention notices, better match its product codes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, etc.
Federal Maritime Commissioner Dye recently gave her individual views on issues of deregulation and exemption authority, antitrust immunity, inadequate vessel space and containers at the recent National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference.
1. Updated e-Manifest: Truck Web-based Training
1. Canada Moving on Its Own "10+2" Proposal