CBP Releases Agenda for Seattle Trade Fair

CBP released more details on the trade fair in Seattle scheduled for July 19. CBP has invited government agencies that regulate trade to participate, it said. There's no registration necessary, though IDs will be required.

The schedule for presentations is:

• 9:30 - 10:00 Department of Commerce - Introduction to Exporting and Available Resources
• 10:15 - 10:30 Food and Drug Administration - Food Safety Modernization Act
• 10:45 - 11:00 CBP Office of International Trade- National Defense Authorization Act of 2012
• 11:15 - 11:30 U.S. Department of Agriculture - Plant Protection Quarantine, Import and Export of Plants and Plant Products and the Difference Between PPQ and CBP Agriculture
• 11:45 - 12:00 CBP Seattle Field Office - Wood Packaging Material and How to Avoid Pitfalls
• 12:30 - 12:45 CBP Blaine Entry and Import Specialist Branch - Update on ACE Program Priorities: M1 and Simplified Entry
• 1:00 - 1:30 CBP Seattle Entry Branch - How to Become a Broker and Broker Responsibilities

Agencies attending will include:

• Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
• CBP Seattle and Blaine Area Ports
• CBP Client Representatives
• CBP Office of International Trade
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Department of Commerce
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Food and Drug Administration
• Health Canada
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• USDA APHIS
• USDA FSIS
• USDA Veterinary Regulatory Support

(See ITT's Online Archives 12062828 for summary of the initial announcement.