Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) changed is a program in which it tested containers for fumigant and solvent levels before allowing officers to enter them for inspection purposes. The program was originally put in place two...
Well, it certainly sounded like the fellow was hit with a stupid stick - according to a report dated July 23, 2008 on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s website, a Rolls-Royce was stolen from a bonded warehouse where it had been...
Customs and Border Protection has released an updated draft of the ABI and AMS data sets for submission of the Importer Security Filing, commonly called 10 + 2. According to Customs' posting, these updates are the result of both...
Wondering what is going on in China? Take a look at english.gov.cn, the official government website, which posts most of its articles in English.
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...
Under the guise of cleaning up the environment, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have each adopted a program which allows them to outlaw access to the port area for trucks of certain ages over the next few years. The 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...
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 July 1, 2008, the carbon tax that is being imposed by the government of the province of British Columbia comes into effect. The new provincial carbon tax adds almost 2.5 cents to a litre of fuel. The carbon tax...
The proposed technical requirements for 10 + 2, or the Advance Data Elements proposal, also called the Importer Security Filing (ISF) have just been published. The final regulations are still in process, but now we finally have...
The mandatory filing of U.S. export documentation through an electronic system called the Automated Export System (AES) will finally become mandatory. About three years ago, the Bureau of Census proposed mandatory AES filing....
As the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continue to move forward with their environmental clean-up plans, the significant issue dividing their approaches is that of how drivers are to be treated. Long Beach elected to abandon...
In late 2007, the general press was full of public complaints about the safety of food and toys. Some six plus months later, change at the Food and Drug Administration remains in limbo as Congress continues to consider...
An anti-trust class-action lawsuit has been filed against carriers in the Puerto Rico trade and is in addition to a Justice Dept. on-going investigation. The lawsuit was filed naming Century Packing Corp. as the plaintiff. ...
DHS has just announced that persons needing unescorted port access to obtain their Transportation Worker Identification Credential will have until April 15, 2009, rather than Sept. 25, 2008 as originally announced. Nonetheless,...
