What is actually shut down during a government shut down? Congress is debating a government shut down on Dec 8, but there is talk of it being pushed back to December 22. While anything linked to national security will not be included in the shut down (such as military, law enforcement, postal services and executive branch […]
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As a follow up to our earlier blog…..Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced earlier today the submission period for the 2018 Customs Broker Triennial Status Report and fee for all licensed customs brokers will open December 15, 2017. CBP is hosting a webinar on December 13 at 3:00 p.m. EST to help clarify the paperless submission process. All members are encouraged to […]
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e214 & MID moving to ACE; Statements delayed. As announced today on the ACE Outreach call, and followed by CBP’s December 4th CSMS message on the subject, CBP is pushing out the statement deployment date to Jan 6th. However, still to be deployed on Dec. 9th is e214 and MID creation. Read more here regarding the specific changes to statements that all […]
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CBP’s mission statement is “To safeguard America’s borders thereby protecting the public from dangerous people and materials while enhancing the Nation’s global economic competitiveness by enabling legitimate trade and travel”. Did you know that you can check out CBP’s website for a detailed snapshot of what CBP does on a typical day to uphold […]
The days of Captain Jack Sparrow hijackings are over, but there are new threats at sea. The Maritime Executive reports, in a October 30th, 2017 article, “Cyberattack: What’s at Stake?”, that vessels and ships have become victims of cyber attacks like malware, phishing, and theft of credentials, among others. These attacks led to financial losses, […]
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All in-bonds must be filed electronically. As a follow up to our eariler blog, November 27th, 2017 is the implementation date for CBP’s updated in-bond regulations. CBP’s mandated electronic filing of all In-bonds for ocean, rail and truck merchandise as well as six-digit HTS. CBP has issued CSMS #17-000736 to further clarify CBP’s enforcement strategy for these […]
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According to a November 28th, 2017 Business Wire news article, Shopify merchants report 1 Billion in sales in 2017. “This $1 billion milestone emphatically stakes a flag in the ground for entrepreneurs and small business owners all around the world”, said Tobi Lutke, Founder and CEO, Shopify. “Their global impact was felt through each and every sale to a […]
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NCBFAA Clarifies Forwarder Compensation Guidelines An interesting trend as discussed by our friends at NCBFAA in a recent Monday Morning eBriefing… A number of it’s members have reported the growing trend by several steamship lines to stop paying forwarder compensation to ocean forwarders. Some carriers have explained their rationale for doing so is that the use of IT […]
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