A California customs broker was sentenced on Dec. 18 to 51 months in prison for defrauding importers, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced. Frank Seung Noah owned and operated customs brokerage Comis International and also was ordered to pay $7,579,141 in restitution.
Karen Damon will be the new vice president of the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, replacing Kristi App, who vacated the position after accepting a job at the Port of New Orleans (see 2512080029), the NCBFAA said in an emailed news release. Leo James will replace Damon as NCBFAA treasurer. Both were elected to their new positions by the NCBFAA board.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the Trump administration will recommend renewal of USMCA only if 20 issues can be resolved, and maybe more, as he told Congress this isn't an exhaustive list.
A California customs broker was sentenced on Dec. 18 to 51 months in prison for defrauding importers, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California announced. Frank Seung Noah owned and operated customs brokerage Comis International and also was ordered to pay $7,579,141 in restitution.
The FTC should reopen its study of surveillance pricing, a bipartisan group of senators wrote Chairman Andrew Ferguson in a letter released Thursday.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the Trump administration will recommend renewal of USMCA only if 20 issues can be resolved, and maybe more, as he told Congress this isn't an exhaustive list.
The following customs brokers' national permits are revoked without prejudice for failure to pay the annual permit user fee for 2025, CBP said in a notice.
CBP released a spreadsheet intended to help importers and customs brokers determine which current tariffs may apply concurrently to the same product. A link to the new spreadsheet was included in an update Dec. 17 to the agency’s FAQ on International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs.
CBP’s base metals Center of Excellence and Expertise recently released new guidance on calculating steel, aluminum and copper content for Section 232 duty calculation purposes.
CBP has been tightening its enforcement on reporting of steel and aluminum content for Section 232 duty purposes, based on criteria that have yet to be made public in formal guidance, according to customs brokers and trade attorneys interviewed by International Trade Today.