Apparel, Footwear and Textiles CEE 'Fully Operational' in December, Says Kerlikowske
BALTIMORE -- CBP’s Apparel, Footwear and Textiles Center of Excellence and Expertise in San Francisco will become “fully operational” in December, said CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske in opening remarks at the agency’s East Coast Trade Symposium on Nov. 4. The…
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apparel CEE will join three others already expanded to industry-wide processing, with CEEs for petroleum, natural gas and minerals in Houston, pharmaceuticals and chemicals in New York, and electronics in Los Angeles having come fully online in June (see 1506240016). CBP has said it plans to fully deploy the remaining six CEEs by the end of fiscal year 2016 (see 1506080012). Kerlikowske said he was initially “a little concerned” about the ambitious timeline, but thanks to the work of CBP leadership “that timeline is speeded up and things are moving more quickly.”