U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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American Shipper
US enters customs assistance agreement with Vietnam
The agreement is hailed as “a critical step forward in our economic and security partnership.”
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American Shipper
CBP expands e-commerce data pilot to ocean, international mail
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said excluding ocean cargo from the Section 321 pilot program reduced “a substantial number of relevant shipments of potential participants.”
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American Shipper
Removing sting of penalties for US export data errors
Agriculture shippers and forwarders work with CBP and Census in an effort to eliminate $5,000-$10,000 penalties for minor export data filing errors in the Automated…
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Air Cargo
COAC recommends moving CBP’s electronic export manifest forward
While Customs and Border Protection’s Automated Commercial Environment has automated much of the cross-border trade process, the U.S. export manifest process remains paper intensive and…
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American Shipper
CBP seizure takes more than 5,000 fake IDs out of circulation
Shipments of counterfeit driver’s licenses and blank card stock were discovered and seized by Customs and Border Protection officers at Louisville and Memphis mail facilities.
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American Shipper
US importer pays CBP $3.3 million for entry violations
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said optical lenses manufacturer Satisloh used false descriptions, tariff classifications and duty rates on its import entries for certain machinery…
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American Shipper
CBP adds functionality to ACE truck manifest portal
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the enhancements, to be rolled out over three phases through the rest of this year and 2020, pave the…
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American Shipper
CBP extends comment deadline for e-commerce data pilot
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will use the industry’s comments to refine its Section 321 E-Commerce Data Pilot.
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International
Borderlands: Ford’s new Mustang to be built in Mexico; Laredo CBP office names interim director
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Ford’s new electric Mustang will be…
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Maritime
Lawmakers told foreign ships threatening US maritime sector
Vessel group alleges “lucrative cost advantage” over American-flagged ships.
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