Beyond the Border Implementation Report Shows Initiative is Progressing Well, Says White House
The U.S. and Canada 2013 Implementation Report on the Beyond the Border Initiative shows some major progress towards implementing the agreement between the two countries, said the White House in a blog post . The report (here) looks at the…
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ongoing work toward improved trade and travel between the two countries since the Beyond the Border initiative was started in 2011. ""Both countries have started to rely on the other’s offshore inspections of marine shipments to reduce the need for re-inspection at the land border," said the White House. "Also, the U.S. truck cargo pre-inspection pilot in Surrey, British Columbia, tested new approaches for conducting screening at the land border. We are building on these accomplishments to complete preclearance negotiations for all transportation modes."