On June 5, the Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) released the 21st Century Customs Framework White Paper (21CCF). Within the documents, COAC remains in disagreement with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on enforcement proposals, including revisions to 19 U.S. Code § 1592. 19 U.S. Code § 1592: Penalties for [...]
CUSTOMS BORDER PROTECTION TO CEASE SECTION 232 ALUMINUM FILING EXTENSIONS Customs Border Protections (CBP) announced the end of Section 232 Aluminum Filing Requirements extensions after May 10, 2023 during a recent National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America webinar. CBP officials indicated that the Agency does not "anticipate additional [...]
IMPORTERS MUST ACCOUNT FOR ORIGIN - SECTIONS 301 & 232 LIABILITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently ruled that importers must consider the country of origin of imported parts to account for potential Section 301 and Section 232 duties. Importers “must apportion the assists provided to the foreign [...]
On March 30, 2023, Customs Border Protections (CBP) announced plans to delay new entry summary requirements to report countries of smelt and cast for imports of aluminum and aluminum derivates by 30 days allowing, "time for the trade to update their software programming and systems to comply with these new [...]
STOPPING FORCED LABOR IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a new CTPAT Alert this week specifying what CTPAT members must do to comply with the new forced labor requirements that took effect on January 1, 2023 which includes documenting the threat of forced labor [...]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Region Alert goes into effect on March 18, 2023, adding three new validations to data requirements when the Country of Origin is China and for Manufacturer Identification Code (MID) creation when filing import Customs entries. UFLPA REGION ALERT DATA REQUIREMENTS [...]
UPDATE: On March 30, 2023, Customs Border Protections (CBP) announced plans to delay new entry summary requirements to report countries of smelt and cast for imports of aluminum and aluminum derivates by 30 days allowing, "time for the trade to update their software programming and systems to comply with these [...]
IS THE ART OF LOGISTICS DISAPPEARING? Green Worldwide Shipping® CEO Thomas Jorgensen addresses the trend of supply chain automation and the human Art of Logistics in Forbes this week. Visit Forbes to read the complete article: www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/03/08/is-the-art-of-logistics-disappearing-with-automation "Even with all of the benefits of automation, people will drive the future [...]
This week the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency issued guidance for Section 232 Additional Duties on Russian Aluminum. Presidential Proclamations 9704 (2018), 9980 (2020), and 10522 (2023) on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States allowed for additional import duties on aluminum and derivative items. U.S. [...]
On February 23, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released new guidance documents for importers on the applicability of the UFLPA. CBP encourages companies and importers to proactively monitor their supply chains and be aware of any suspicions or allegations of forced labor. This includes external audits, risk assessments, and supply chain [...]
