U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a Truck Manifest CSMS message with an attachment providing further guidance on the upcoming April 5, 2008 ACE e-Manifest update that will give truck carriers (and customs brokers) the capability to arrive in-bonds at destination by equipment (trailer/container, etc.), export in-bonds that have previously arrived by in-bond bills of lading and container/equipment, and to cancel in-bond arrivals and exports.
Licensed Customs Broker
Customs brokers are entities who assist importers in meeting federal requirements governing imports into the United States. Brokers can be private individuals, partnerships, associations or corporations licensed, regulated and empowered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Customs brokers oversee transactions related to customs entry and admissibility of merchandise, product classification, customs valuation, payment of duties, taxes, or other charges such as refunds, rebates, and duty drawbacks. To obtain a customs broker license, an individual must pass the U.S. Customs Broker License Exam. Customs brokers are not government employees and should not be confused with CBP officials. There are approximately 11,000 active licensed customs brokers in the United States.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Mushrooms.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has revised its informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Peanuts and their Classification under the HTSUS.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: The Agricultural Actual Use Provisions.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously announced that the next customs broker license examination will be held on Monday, April 7, 2008.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Eyewear Frames and Eyewear.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a new informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Classification and Entry Requirements of Alcoholic Beverages and Spirits.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a revised version of its informed compliance publication entitled, What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know About: Classification of Children's Apparel.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously announced that the next customs broker license examination will be held on Monday, April 7, 2008.
The Washington Trade Daily reports that Colombian Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata has asked the U.S. to extend trade preferences under the Andean Trade Preference Act, as amended by the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act, until 2009 while congress debates a free trade agreement signed between Colombia and the U.S. (Washington Trade Daily, dated 02/04/08, available at http://www.washingtontradedaily.com/)