26 CHB Licenses Omitted from List of Those that Failed to File 2006 Triennial Report
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice announcing that 26 Customs broker licenses are revoked without prejudice for failure to file the 2006 triennial status report and applicable fee.
CBP’s list includes the broker name, license number, and port name associated with the licenses being revoked.
26 Brokers Were Inadvertently Omitted from Previous Cancellation Notice
According to CBP, for the triennial report filing period of 2006, CBP notified the brokers in this notice via certified mail, return receipt at their last known address that the report was due. At the time CBP published the Notice of Cancellation of Customs Broker Licenses, the brokers listed in this notice were inadvertently omitted.
Report and Fee Must be Filed Every Three Years
19 CFR 111.30(d)(1) requires licensed brokers to file a written status report with CBP on February 1 of each third year. The report must be accompanied by the fee prescribed in 19 CFR 111.96(d) (currently $100) and must be addressed to the director of the port through which the license was delivered to the licensee. A report received during the month of February will be considered filed timely. No form or particular format is required.
Failure to File Report, Fee Can Lead to Suspension, Revocation of License
According to 19 CFR 111.30(d)(4), if a broker fails to file the triennial status report by March 1 of the reporting year, the broker's license is suspended by operation of law on that date. By March 31 of the reporting year, the port director will transmit written notice of the suspension to the broker by certified mail, return receipt requested, at the address reflected in Customs records.
If the broker files the required report and pays the required fee within 60 calendar days of the date of the notice of suspension, the license will be reinstated. If the broker does not file the required report within that 60-day period, the broker's license is revoked by operation of law without prejudice to the filing of an application for a new license.
According to CBP sources, if a broker’s license is revoked in this manner, the broker would have to take the broker exam and apply for a license again.
Next Triennial Status Report, Fee Scheduled to be Due in 2012
As the last triennial status report was due by February 28, 2009, the next report and fee are scheduled to be due by the end of February 2012.
(See ITT’s Online Archives 08123010 for summary of CBP’s notice of 469 broker licenses revoked for failure to file the 2009 triennial status report and fee.
See ITT's Online Archives 06082315 for summary of CBP announcing 356 broker licenses revoked for failure to file the 2006 triennial status report and fee.)