U.S. Customs established the C-TPAT program right after the events of 9/11. Since then, the World Customs Organization has adopted the AEO program. American traders, exporters in particular, have been after the U.S. to find a way...
Do you think one of your competitors is not complying with the U.S. import laws? If so, you will want to visit the Customs website and become familiar with e-Allegations which can be found...
The following article appears on the Reuters website at www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUST34238. Reuters holds the copyright on this story but it is being republished here strictly for informational purposes....
Customs Update: Big issues roil traders
July 2, 2008
By Susan Kohn Ross / The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE©
International traders have for the most part been insulated from a lot of the issues roiling "big...
On May 30, 2008, the Census Bureau issued a reminder to the trade that all export data must now be reported through the Automated Export System (AES). The final rule implementing mandatory AES filing was published in the Federal...
A major focus for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been employer sanctions. Any time ICE conducts a raid, it selects the company to "visit" based on reliable information which leads the agency to believe individuals...
Relying on the authority of the 1950 Defense Production Act, the Dept. of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security has been asked by the Naval Air Command to assess the scope and impact of counterfeit electronics on U.S. supply...
On its website, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has clearly articulated its trade priorities for the current fiscal year. In alphabetical order, they are:
1) Agriculture;
2) Antidumping and Countervailing...
