CBP Considering Trusted Trader Benefits for E-Commerce Compliance

Customs and Border Protection is considering offering trusted trader benefits to those in the e-commerce world, to improve compliance, said John Leonard, CBP executive director-trade policy and programs, on a panel last week at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference. The hope is to "incentivize all these new actors in this space to improve the platforms and marketplaces, etc., to be more compliant," he said in Rancho Mirage, California. The agency will need to act quickly on an e-commerce policy "because it's already overtaking us," said Jim Swanson, association director-cargo and conveyance security and controls.