During the September 23-25, 2007 National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America's Government Affairs Conference, Federal Maritime Commissioner Rebecca Dye spoke about a variety of maritime issues, including non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) Service Arrangements (NSAs), NVOCC tariff publication requirements, and certain foreign maritime developments.
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.
In U.S. v. UPS Customhouse Brokerage, Inc,the CIT agreed with UPS that the facts presented by Customs were not sufficient to grant summary judgment with respect to penalties imposed concerning alleged misclassifications by UPS.
In U.S. v. UPS Customhouse Brokerage, Inc,the CIT agreed with UPS that the facts presented by Customs were not sufficient to grant summary judgment with respect to penalties imposed concerning thealleged misclassifications by UPS.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message announcing that it plans to deploy Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1 for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) accounts on Sunday, September 9, 2007.
The Department of Homeland Security has issued several recent notices related to the Automated Targeting System (ATS).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted to its Web site a frequently asked question document regarding Automated Commercial Environment Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously announced that the next customs broker license examination will be held on Monday, October 1, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued an ABI administrative message indicating that the implementation of Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) A1 for Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) accounts is delayed to September 2007 (from August 25/26, 2007).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has previously announced that the next customs broker license examination will be held on Monday, October 1, 2007.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has posted its Instructions for the Customs Broker License Examination, which provides information for the October 2007 exam. It covers much of the same information as CBP's previously released Notice of Examination, but has some additional details (e.g., silent calculators are allowed, examinees may keep the exam booklet, etc.). (See ITT's Online Archives or 08/01/07 news, 07080110, for BP summary of CBP's Notice of Examination: October 2007 Customs Broker Examination, which announced that applications for the October exam are due August 31, 2007.) (CBP exam instructions, posted 08/08/07, available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/broker_management/broker_exam/exam_instructions.ctt/exam_instructions.doc)