CBP Touts Trade Processing, CEE's and Beyond the Border Progress in FY 2013 Review
An increase in CBP's trade processing and the additions of six new Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEEs) were among trade issues highlighted by the agency in it's "2013 Fiscal Year in Review." CBP processed more than $2.3 trillion in trade, "while enforcing U.S. trade laws that protect the economy, health and safety of the American public," it said. CBP also processed "nearly 25 million cargo containers through the nation's ports of entry, up 1 percent from last year." and "conducted more than 24,000 seizures of goods that violated intellectual property rights, with a total retail value of $1.7 billion, representing a 38 percent increase in value from FY 2012."
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The agency also opened six new CEEs in FY 2013, bringing the total number of CEEs to 10, it said. CBP also noted the recent completion of the first phase of the Cargo Pre-Inspection pilot that was started as part of the Beyond the Border joint effort with Canada meant to improve trade processing.