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CBP to Waive Fees for Temporary Permits for Outside Long Beach/Los Angeles

CBP will waive the fee for temporary permits at ports other than Long Beach and Los Angeles in the event of a port disruption related to an ongoing labor contract dispute, said CBP in an updated guidance. "Filers that will…

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be temporarily conducting business outside of the Port of Long Beach or Los Angeles Seaport, and that are not currently permitted in that port, may obtain a temporary local permit by contacting the Broker Management Officer at the port" and "the required fee will be waived," the agency said. The update was added to CBP's recently released guidance that outlines a number of trade processing procedures that would go into effect if the contract dispute disrupts trade at West coast ports (see 14062423).