U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the March 2011 ACE Trade Account Owner Update, which provides information on ACE Cargo Release, including CBP’s timeframe for awarding the contract for its development.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued the March 2011 ACE Trade Account Owner Update, which includes information on the deployment of the ACE Document Image System (DIS), including its timeframe for moving from testing to deployment.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin and New Zealand Ambassador to the U.S. Mike Moore have signed four agreements that CBP states will advance trade and security between their nations, including one on CBP’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT).
The American Conference Institute (ACI) has announced that it will hold its 6th annual Advanced Forum on Import Enforcement & Compliance on May 17-18, 2011 in Washington, DC. Officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Food and Drug Administration are scheduled to speak at the forum. The forum provides up-to-date and comprehensive information on CBP enforcement initiatives, evolving customs requirements, supply chain security and enhancing internal controls.
On March 16, 2011, CBP Commissioner Bersin and other CBP leaders held a series of roundtable discussions with private sector trade representatives on the topics of account management, Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), FTZs, etc.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has provided an update on its Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE1) pilot program to facilitate trade and manage risk within the pharmaceutical industry.
At a March 9, 2011 House subcommittee hearing on U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s fiscal year 2012 budget request, members heard testimony from CBP Commissioner Alan Bersin, the sole witness, who discussed CBP’s budget request, testing alternatives to 100% scanning of maritime cargo, ACE investments, partnering with Mexico on outbound enforcement, etc.
Assistant Commissioner of Field Operations Tom Winkowski gave an informal speech on Commissioner Bersin’s leadership at TradeWatch 2011 in Long Beach, CA on February 17, including his views on security after Yemen, the Pharmaceutical Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE), and other government agencies. Winkowski further commented on ACE priorities, untimely ISFs, and federal budget constraints.
Broker Power is providing readers with some of the top stories for February 22-25, 2011 in case they were missed last week.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a news release and fact sheet on its progress in securing U.S. borders in FY 2010, such as establishing an import safety targeting center, increased seizures for IPR and safety violations, more timely AD/CV liquidations, etc.