In June 2006, the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council adopted guidelines for the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program, as part of the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE Framework).
In March 2006, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued its new Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) minimum security criteria for highway carriers. CBP had also issued an associated implementation plan, which included a three-phase implementation schedule for existing members.
The Journal of Commerce (JoC) reports that certain trade groups are warming to the idea of third party validations of companies' supply-chain security under the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). JoC adds that in countries that don't have the resources or the training, an independent examiner may be the only way to validate companies to be "authorized economic operators" (AEOs). (See today's ITT's, 06082915, for Part II of BP summary of the WCO's AEO guidelines, which addresses the use of third-party validators for AEOs.) (JoC Pub 07/03/06, www.joc.com)
In June 2006, the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council adopted guidelines for the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program, as part of the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE Framework).
In June 2006, the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council adopted guidelines for the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program, as part of the Framework of Standards to Secure and Facilitate Global Trade (SAFE Framework).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a press release announcing that its three-day Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Exchange Conference addressing ACE's modernized, secure trade processing that took place in Chicago, Illinois on August 15-17, 2006 has concluded. CBP has also posted to its Web site 27 PowerPoint presentations that were presented during the conference.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a notice announcing that it will be holding its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Enrollment Seminar in El Paso, Texas on August 29-31, 2006.
On July 25, 2006, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner W. Ralph Basham testified at the House Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee's hearing on Customs budget authorizations and other Customs issues. Also testifying at the hearing were representatives from the following organizations:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted the following to its Web site:
The House Ways and Means Committee's Trade Subcommittee has issued an advisory announcing that it will be holding a hearing on July 25, 2006 on budget authorizations for fiscal year (FY) 2007 and 2008 for the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS') U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and on other Customs issues.