U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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American Shipper
Customs brokers face challenges from blockchain, e-commerce and higher de minimis
West Coast forwarders and customs brokers discussed blockchain, e-commerce, big data and Section 321 at their annual WESCCON gathering.
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Customs brokers outline burdens of importer verification rule
NCBFAA generally supports Customs and Border Protection’s goal to protect against illicit importers but said the agency’s proposed importer verification rule has “grossly miscalculated the…
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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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CBP grounds import of fake Air Jordans
Customs and Border Protection officers said the counterfeit footwear, which was recently seized at the L.A./Long Beach seaport complex, was mis-declared as “napkins.”
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CBP releases new AD/CVD module in ACE
“This new module will make it easier for Commerce and CBP to monitor and uphold our trade laws,” Executive Assistant Commissioner Brenda Smith of CBP’s…
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FMC’s 2020 vision
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Michael Khouri talks with American Shipper about priority container shipping regulatory issues for fiscal year 2020.
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NCBFAA wants CBP follow-up from weekly trade calls
The association, which represents the country’s customs brokers and freight forwarders, seeks better engagement between Customs and Border Protection and industry software vendors.
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Markets
Borderlands: Milwaukee Tool builds $86 million Mexican factory; husband and wife truckers killed in a crash near El Paso
Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Milwaukee Tool builds $86 million factory in Torreón,…
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CBP ships apparel, generators to Bahamas for storm recovery (with video)
“Items that likely would have been forfeited, slated for auction or destroyed as part of a final disposition are now going to help those in…
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CBP presses continuing education for customs brokers
The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America will work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to develop the education program.
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