customs brokers
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Air Cargo
Customs brokers applaud US Customs keeping borders open to cargo
Members of the Washington, D.C.-based National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America interviewed by American Shipper this week generally praised CBP for permitting the…
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American Shipper
CBP, Fish and Wildlife retest automated import data submission
The test in Customs and Border Protection’s Automated Commercial Environment will be the third between the Fish and Wildlife Service and relevant importers since May…
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American Shipper
DHS calls for widened industry responsibility to combat counterfeits
Customs brokers and express carriers will take “a more active role in monitoring, detecting and preventing trafficking in counterfeit and pirated goods,” the U.S. Department…
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American Shipper
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Port Report Podcast
Port Report [podcast] The customs broker exam gets worse, a possible end to the trade war and nuts about Nutella
On this week’s Port Report, Britain’s own Oliver Haines joins Laura Fava and Dooner, and they’re talking an end to the trade war. Plus, the…
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American Shipper
Customs broker exam takers give testing conditions poor grade
The NCBFAA, which represents the customs brokerage industry, has become increasingly upset with the management at the Customs and Border Protection-contracted test sites and the…
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American Shipper
Alcohol beverage importers want second round of CBMA
Customs brokers say a permanent extension of the 2017 Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act would incentivize Customs and Border Protection to automate the…
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American Shipper
Customs brokers lobby change to US bankruptcy law
The NCBFAA proposes amending the U.S Bankruptcy Code to allow “subrogation” rights for customs brokers who have paid duties to the U.S. government on behalf…
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Air Cargo
South Florida customs brokers, forwarders ‘spared’ by Dorian
South Florida’s customs brokers and forwarder employees begin returning to their offices, with the region mostly avoiding the damaging effects of the hurricane.
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American Shipper
NCBFAA’s longtime lobbyist rounds bases
After 35 years representing the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America on Capitol Hill, Jon Kent has decided it is time to retire.
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