CBP Highlights its FY 2010 Progress with C-TPAT, ACE, Import Safety, Etc.
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.
The following are highlights from CBP's fiscal year 2010 (October 1, 2009 -- September 30, 2010) year-end information:
Completed 3,200 C-TPAT Validations, Aided Supply Chain MOU Signing with China
CBP completed more than 3,200 validations of members of Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT). Security conferences held by CBP provided information on best practices, including a 5-Step Risk Assessment Guide, to more than 1,500 members to help better secure shipments. CBP conducted a third round of Joint Validations with China Customs which laid the foundation for the signing of a Supply Chain Security Memorandum of Understanding in October 2010. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/22/10 and 05/27/10 news, 10122222 and 10052158, for BP summary of CBP's FAQs on C-TPAT and of China signing the MOU, respectively.)
Enhanced ACE to Allow More Timely Liquidation of AD/CV Duties
CBP made a number of enhancements to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), to allow for all entries in the system to be assessed for risk and antidumping (AD) and countervailing (CV) duties and to provide enhanced integration with the Commerce Department.
Established Multi-Agency Import Safety Center with ICE, CPSC, FDA, & USDA
CBP established the multi-agency Import Safety Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center so that, for the first time, personnel from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) are working to share information that better enables CBP to target and stop unsafe imports before they enter U.S. commerce. CBP also developed an automated system with CPSC for standardized research and targeting for import safety product recalls. (See ITT's Online Archives or 12/09/09 and 04/27/10 news, 09120915 and 10042146, for BP summary of CBP's import safety center and CBP working with CPSC, respectively.)
Created Ag Enforcement Alert System to Identify Plant & Animal Pests and Diseases
CBP created and implemented the Agriculture Enforcement Alerts program, for state and federal agriculture officials to evaluate trends of plant or animal pests and diseases and identify potential risks to U.S. agriculture.
Highlighted Statistics on Imports, Seizures, Inspections, etc.
Processed $1.99 trillion in imports. CBP processed $1.99 trillion in import value and collected $32.3 billion in duties, taxes, and fees, increases of 15.8% and 9.5%, respectively, compared to FY 2009.
$23M collected in 379 importer audits. CBP completed 379 audits of importers and related parties, resulting in the collection of nearly $23 million in revenue.
1,600 trade violations reported through e-Allegations. CBP responded to 1,600 reported trade violations received through e-Allegations, a web-based system that facilitates public reporting of alleged trade violations, a 60% increase over FY 2009. (See ITT's Online Archives or 06/18/08 news, 08061810, for BP summary of CBP's e-Allegations.)
20,000 IPR & 3,700 safety seizures. CBP initiated nearly 20,000 seizures for intellectual property rights (IPR) violations, an increase of 34% over FY 2009; and nearly 3,700 import safety seizures during FY 2010, an increase of 34% over FY 2009.
Seized 1.7 million prohibited ag products. CBP Agriculture Specialists seized more than 1.7 million prohibited plant materials, meat, and animal byproducts in FY 2010, a 9.5% increase in seizures compared to FY 2009.
Enforced 10+2 requirements. CBP began enforcement of the Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements interim final rule (10+2), increasing the scope and accuracy of information gathered on shipments of cargo arriving by sea into the U.S. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/27/09 news, 09012710, for BP summary of CBP's 10+2 FAQs).
Inspected 105.8 million vessels, etc. CBP officers at more than 330 ports of entry inspected more than 105.8 million cars, trucks, buses, trains, vessels and aircraft, and 352 million travelers.
Seized 4.1 million lbs narcotics. CBP seized 4.1 million pounds of narcotics, including 880,000 pounds seized at ports of entry, 2.4 million pounds seized in between ports of entry, and 831,000 pounds seized by Air and Marine.
800,000 people enrolled in trusted traveler programs. More than 800,000 individuals have enrolled in other CBP trusted traveler programs including NEXUS, SENTRI and FAST.
Worked to secure global supply chain. CBP continued to work closely with U.S. international partners to strengthen the security of the global supply chain.
Deployed 17 new NII systems for cargo screening. CBP deployed 17 new Mobile Non-Intrusive Inspection (NII) Systems and 22 additional large-scale NII technology imaging systems, to allow officers and agents to detect stowaways and materials such as explosives, narcotics and currency in cargo and passenger vehicles. The large-scale systems were used to conduct over 7.3 million examinations at ports of entry that resulted in over 1,300 seizures, including 288,000 pounds of narcotics.
Deployed 77 new RPMs to screen cargo, mail, etc. CBP deployed 77 new radiation portal monitors (RPMs) to land and sea ports of entry nationwide to give CBP capability to scan 96% of all mail and express consignment mail/parcels; 100% of all containerized cargo entering from Canada and Mexico; and 99% of all arriving sea-borne containerized cargo for illicit radiological/nuclear materials.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 01/31/11 and 02/01/11 news, 11013129 and 11020136, for Part I (partnership programs) and Part II (statistical highlights) of CBP's year-end FY 2010 import trade trends.)
FY 2010 Data Fact Sheet is available here.