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Register now for US Customs West Coast Trade Symposium

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  CBP’s West Coast Trade Symposium will be held on May 24-25, 2017 at the DoubleTree Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona. This year’s symposium includes discussions on E-Commerce, Interagency Vision, Streamlining Processes and Innovation and Technology. New this year, the WCTS will feature multiple tracks to choose from and Center of Excellence and Expertise (CEE) management roundtables. CustomsNow […]

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CBP offering free Simplified Processes Initiative webinar

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The Simplified Processes Initiative (SPI) is an effort to develop a transformation strategy to optimize the process of importing goods through collaboration with the trade and CBP. Click here to view a summary of the information that presenter Randy Mitchell, Director, Commercial Operations and Entry Division, Office of Trade, Trade Policy and Programs will cover during this […]

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The Hill: Apparel, footwear and retail will greatly suffer if US border tax enacted

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From The Hill: “House Republicans continue to aggressively push their border adjustment tax (BAT) and, if successful, Americans will soon find it hard to get affordable clothing.” “In general, the House Republican “A Better Way” tax blueprint has many excellent attributes. The problem is that the “pay for” is a direct hit on the apparel, footwear and […]

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How to hire and retain millennials for your supply chain roles

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How do supply chain professionals attract millennials to jobs in the industry? According to Gartner, For a generation that has grown up around “cool” brands like Apple, Facebook and Google, careers in supply chain can have limited appeal, especially when it comes to recruiting for positions like data scientists and analytics talent. Chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) predict that […]

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ACE: New and updated PGA info posted on CBP.gov

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CBP has recently posted new and updated information on ACE and Partner Government Agencies on CBP.gov. ACE PGA Filing Status – This document provides the filing status and points of contact for the PGAs in ACE. ACE PGA Filing Status – March 2017 ACE PGA Forms List – Imports – This document provides a list of […]

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Retailers try to stay ahead of “seismic shift” in industry

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Target is taking extraordinary steps — such as slashing prices and updating its stores’ assortments —  to address a “seismic shift” in the retail industry as customers spend more on experiences and demand quicker, more convenient ways to shop. According to the Chicago Tribune, “sales also are moving online, and even when customers pick Target over […]

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Even with ACE, importers still missing mission-critical line level part/SKU reporting

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Now that import entry processing has completely converted to ACE, reports in the ACE portal are rapidly replacing the traditional ITRAC reports as the source of ‘truth’ for entry information.  Finally, importers have access to the single source of data that CBP relies on, and data inconsistencies are a thing of the past (hopefully). Unfortunately, […]

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