U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina have intercepted a container, carrying aluminum scrap metal from Costa Rica...
Customs Regulations
In the years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, perhaps no government agency has evolved as much as U.S. Customs and Border Protection. From port initiatives such as the Container Security Initiative to partnering with industry in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, CBP is now front-and-center on virtually every international company's radar screen. Failure to comply with CBT's myriad and seemingly ever-evolving regulations can cost a company millions of dollars in fines. Overseas, customs agencies can be even more of a bureaucratic minefield and corruption is rampant in many emerging markets. In an increasingly global marketplace, how companies cope with myriad customs regulations can spell the difference between success and failure in an international strategy.
News & Analysis
09 May 2013
After handwringing, a major lobbying effort and consternation on the Hill, Congress passed $55 million in new funds to allow U.S. Department of Agriculture inspectors to stay on the job.
And Southern California’s Port Hueneme got one of the rare budget reprieves that allowed the produce and auto port to continue normal operations.
26 Apr 2013
Shipper frustration mounts over high costs and lengthy delays tied to random U.S. Customs inspections.
24 Apr 2013
On behalf of the U.S. and Nigeria, Thomas S. Winkowski, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s acting commissioner, and Abdullahi Dikko Inde, Nigeria’s customs service comptroller...
24 Apr 2013
Stern warnings were given customs brokers to make participation in CBP's Automated Commercial Environment a priority when brokers and forwarders met in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on April 10.
22 Apr 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has opened three new Centers of Excellence and Expertise, featuring base metals in Chicago; industrial and manufacturing materials in Buffalo, N.Y.; and machinery in Laredo, Texas.
19 Apr 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex have seized 14,904 toasters with fake Underwriters Laboratories safety markings.
17 Apr 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will test allowing customs brokers to pre-certify importers for participation in the Importer Self-Assessment program.
16 Apr 2013
Port operators are keeping a close eye on security procedures, but no significant changes in operations are reported following Monday’s bomb explosions at the end of the Boston Marathon.
15 Apr 2013
Jeremy Baskin, senior advisor to the executive director of regulations and rulings in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of International Trade, will retire on June 1 after 35 years of federal service.
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