CBP San Francisco Revises ISF Enforcement Protocol to Reflect Headquarters Guidance
The CBP Port of San Francisco moved to adopt the recently revised agency position on Importer Security Filing (ISF) enforcement, the port said in an information notice. As a result, the port will move away from its use of holds of all non-compliant ISF shipments at the terminal, it said. CBP headquarters said in May it would shift its guidance on ISF enforcement in order to focus on the more serious violators, though the individual ports will continue to have discretion on enforcement (see 14052106).
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As of June 30, the port will issue three warnings to an importer before issuing liquidated damage claims, the notice said. Liquidated damages claims for repeated offenders will be requested for "significantly late ISF submissions (i.e., 10 days after departure, 48 hours prior to arrival, after arrival, etc.)," the notice said. An enforcement action will be initiated within 30 days of a violation, it said. The agency's new guidance on ISF enforcement also resets the 12-month Headquarters review period, CBP has said (see 14051621).
Holds for a lack of ISF on file will be "placed on violating shipments immediately after departure" to allow for more time to take "corrective action prior to arrival," it said. The extra time will help limit the number of held shipments the port will need to deal with, it said.
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