Category: General

12/9 ACE Deployment Partially Delayed – Just announced today by CBP!

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 [...]

Just a Day in the Life of the CBP…

      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 [...]

Global Shipping Industry at Risk With Swashbuckling Cyber Attacks?

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 [...]

Reminder! Electronic Filing Requirement for In-Bonds Now in Place

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 [...]

Over $1 Billion Sold by Shopify Merchants During Black Friday and Cyber Monday

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, [...]

Interesting Trends in Freight Forwarder Compensation

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.  [...]

Tesla Reveals Groundbreaking Self-Driving Electric Semi Trucks

In an evening meeting on November 16, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced a smack-down to gasoline powered cars and trucks by announcing the prototype of their self-driving truck. This innovative design by the company that pioneered electric cars promises more [...]

2018 Customs Broker Triennial Status Report and Fee Submission Begins Dec. 15

Customs Brokers… don’t forget!   The submission period for the 2018 CBP Triennial Status Report and fee for all licensed Customs brokers opens Dec. 15, 2017, and runs through Feb. 28, 2018. The deadline for submitting the 2018 triennial status report [...]

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