Reminder - Licensed Customs Brokers Triennial Status Report and Fee Are Due by February 28, 2006
In November 2005, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a general notice advising Customs brokers that the Triennial Status Report Fee of $100 that is assessed for each license held by a broker whether it may be an individual, partnership, association, or corporation, is due during the month of February 2006 (i.e. by February 28, 2006) along with the corresponding status report.
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(19 CFR 111.30(d) states that if the triennial status report is received during the month of February it will be considered filed timely.)
According to CBP, the report and fee should be addressed to the director of the port that originally delivered the license to the broker, and no reports or fees should be submitted directly to CBP Headquarters.
Model Form for 2006 Triennial Status Report Available on CBP's Web Site
CBP has posted to its Web site a model form for the 2006 Customs Broker Triennial Status Report, which CBP has previously stated may also be obtained from local CBP port offices. (CBP has also previously stated that the elements that must be included in the report are prescribed in 19 CFR 111.30(d), and that no particular format is required.)
(According to CBP, in accordance with 19 USC 1641(g) and 19 CFR 111.30(d), each broker must file a written status report and pay the corresponding fee of $100 every three years. In the model form posted to its Web site, CBP emphasizes that a separate report and fee for each license should be mailed or filed with the port that originally issued the license.)
Failure to File Report/Fee May Result in License Suspension/Revocation
Pursuant to 19 CFR 111.30(d)(4), failure to file the triennial status report and fee could result in the suspension or revocation of the Customs broker license.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 11/23/05 news, 05112305, for BP summary of CBP's general notice announcing the February 28, 2006 due date for triennial status reports and fees.)
CBP Model Form for Triennial Status Report available at http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/import/broker_management/status_report_06.ctt/status_report_06.doc
CBP Notice on filing of Triennial Status Report and fee (FR Pub 11/22/05) available athttp://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-23061.pdf
BP Note
The triennial status report and fee should not be confused with the annual $125 user fee required to maintain a permit to conduct Customs business, which was due by January 20, 2006. (See ITT's Online Archives or 11/22/05 news, 05112205, for BP summary of this requirement.)