The Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee for CBP holds its next quarterly meeting Dec. 11 remotely and in person in Washington, D.C., at 1 p.m. EST, CBP said in a notice. Comments are due by Dec. 6.
Singapore-headquartered Maxeon Solar Technologies says CBP continues to detain its solar panels imported from Mexico even though the company has provided proof that its solar panels comply with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
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.
SAN DIEGO -- The FDA is ramping up scrutiny on food importers that aren't fully complying with Foreign Supplier Verification Program requirements, said Dan Solis, assistant commissioner for import operations with the agency's Office of Regulatory Affairs.
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The White House announced Oct. 2 that the president signed the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Pilot Program Act of 2023, which extends CTPAT membership to 20 third-party logistics providers, half of which should not own warehouses. Both warehousing companies and non-asset-based 3PLs currently aren't allowed to join CTPAT.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
Questions about how to define date of arrival and when the 15-day window to file a cargo release dominated CBP’s Oct. 1 call with the trade on issues related to the labor strike at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports.
As a potential strike by International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) members looms at East and Gulf coast ports on Oct. 1, the trade community should keep an eye on CBP's Cargo Systems Messaging Service for any changes in import and export procedures, agency officials said on a Sept. 26 call.
A bill that would set up a pilot program for non-asset-based third-party logistics providers and warehouses to participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program passed the House of Representatives on a voice vote Sept. 23, after passing the Senate in July. The CTPAT Pilot Program Act of 2023 would require that CBP run the pilot program for 20 3PLs in total, of which 10 will be non-asset-based and 10 others will be entities that manage and execute logistics services with their “own warehousing assets and resources on behalf of its customers.” Both warehousing companies and non-asset-based 3PLs currently aren't allowed to join CTPAT.