CBP is seeking comments on proposing to reinstate the form "Application for Allowance in Duties" that is submitted in instances of claims of damaged or defective imported merchandise where a duty is made in the entry's liquidation, according to a Federal Register notice. Comments are due by June 8.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial and trade related matters:
CBP did not fully follow through on addressing security incidents involving some participants in the agency's Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, also known as CTPAT, according to a Jan. 27 report from the Government Accountability Office.
CBP is offering a new benefit to members of the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Trade Compliance program: an advance notice that the agency is issuing withhold release order, according to a FAQ document on CTPAT Trade Compliance forced labor requirements.
DHS, through CBP, soon will kick off a pilot enabling asset-based and non-asset-based third-party logistics partners, or 3PLs, to join the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program, according to a Federal Register notice.
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CBP's initiative aimed at facilitating partnerships between the agency and the trade community will likely remain intact under the Trump administration, but it's unclear how the initiative will evolve alongside CBP's renewed focus on trade enforcement, former CBP officials said at a "Customs and Trade Town Hall" held by the Automotive Industry Action Group last week in Detroit.
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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CBP's CTPAT program has published an alert outlining how the trade community can be vigilant against illegal transshipping. Although the document is dated July 16, it was posted just last week on CBP's website.