Changes Coming Jan. 14 to Broker Duty-Free Entry Process for Military Contracts, NCBFAA Says

“Significant changes are imminent” for brokers that deal with duty-free entries under government military contracts through the Defense Contract Management Agency, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in an emailed alert. Beginning Jan. 14, customs brokers no longer will have access to a portal in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) to download the duty-free certification required for entry filing, the NCBFAA said. Instead, they’ll access duty-free entry “via a tokenized email,” the trade group said. While the process after the email is received “appears to be user friendly,” it’s still unclear how the broker will get the email and whether it will be timely sent, the NCBFAA said.