On July 19, 2010, the Senate Appropriations Committee reported S. 3607, the fiscal year 20111 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security (including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, etc.)
On July 9, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection updated and expanded its frequently asked questions document on the 10+2 interim final rule that requires Security Filing information from importers and additional information from carriers for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted a Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism 5 Step Risk Assessment Process Guide to assist C-TPAT members in conducting an international security risk assessment of their international supply chain(s).
During the June 25, 2010 meeting of the COAC Importer Security Filing Subcommittee, CBP officials and Subcommittee members discussed various issues, highlights of which include:
During a July 15, 2010 teleconference, the Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (COAC) adopted 17 pages of recommendations and comments for the Department of Homeland Security’s final 2010 “National Strategy to Secure the Flow of Commerce in the Global Supply Chain1.”
On July 9, 2010, U.S. Customs and Border Protection updated and expanded its frequently asked questions document on the 10+2 interim final rule that requires Security Filing information from importers and additional information from carriers for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted an updated and expanded version of its 10+2 frequently asked questions document on its 10+2 interim final rule that requires Security Filing information from importers and additional information from carriers for vessel (maritime) cargo before it is brought into the U.S.
On June 28, 2010, Representative Owens (D) introduced1 H.R. 5619, which would amend the SAFE Port Act to provide for the eligibility of certain non-asset based third party logistics providers (3PLs) to participate in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program.
The World Customs Organization has issued a press release announcing that it held its 115th/116th annual meetings in Brussels on June 24-26, 2010 which included three days of intensive discussions by Directors General of Customs representing the 176 Members of the WCO.
On June 28, 2010, the following trade-related bill was introduced: