Effective October 1, 2014, LA/LB Seaport to Modify Enforcement Posture on ISF No-File Shipments

As the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) prepares for the upcoming CARM Release 3 (R3) on October 21, 2024, two important notices have been issued to guide businesses through this transition. These notices outline key measures and processes impacting trade operations and compliance. Customs Notice 24-27- Transition Measures for CARM R3 Customs Notice 24-27 details the transition measures that will be implemented with CARM R3. These measures are designed to ensure continued border fluidity and the timely submission of accounting information and payment of duties and taxes. Importers should take note of the Release to Prior Payment (RPP) financial security […]

July 23, 2016 July 23 is next in CBP’s series of deadlines for filing cargo release and entry summary information in ACE. On that date, CBP will require entry types 02, 07, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32, 34 and 38 filings to be made in ACE. While some PGA data sets are not ready for ACE, the CBP portion is still required to be filed in ACE. For practical purposes, this means that all Activity Code 1 single transaction bonds will be eBonds by July 23 and not be submitted on Form 301 (by paper or email). eBond STBs must […]

Resources to Help Brokers Battle the Trade War While it’s no longer front page news fodder the tariff-centered trade wars continue. Change – if not outright volatility – continues to be an understatement as it relates to tariffs on goods imported to into the United States these days. Unfortunately businesses who have import activities and the customs brokers who assist them are caught in the middle, and they can become casualties of the ongoing trade wars. While U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is publishing plenty of resources, the dedicated people on the Customs Bond team at Roanoke are here […]