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Importers 'Greatly Concerned' with Coming CBP Rulemaking on Forced Labor, Says NCBFAA
May 9, 2016 |Customs

A "broad array" of importers are "greatly concerned" with a CBP rulemaking that will revise the agency's regulations on imports made by forced or child labor, said the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America in an email to members. The rule changes are a result of the customs reauthorization law which repealed the "consumptive demand" exemption to the ban on imported products made by forced labor (see 1603010043). "There are a great number of unanswered questions about how the forced-labor provisions will now be enforced," said the NCBFAA. Among the open issues are how an importer will defend an allegation and CBP's plans for targeting, the trade group said. CBP didn't comment, but recently released a set of frequently asked questions on the issue (see 1604220017). CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske is scheduled to testify for the Senate Finance Committee about customs reauthorization implementation on May 11.

Topics:Forced Labor
CBP to Limit Email Address, Format for DIS Submissions
May 9, 2016 |Customs

Some Document Image System (DIS) submissions must go to docs@cbp.dhs.gov email address and not CEE-DOCUMENT-SUBMISSION@cbp.dhs.gov and SimplfiedEntryDocs@cbp.dhs.gov as of May 28, said CBP in a CSMS message (here). Email formatting for DIS submissions must follow directions from the DIS Implementation Guide (here). "There are a few exceptions," said CBP. "The process and procedures will remain the same for those submitting to the following email boxes: ACE_STB, ISF_BOND, and EXPORT_MANIFEST." CBP will respond to emails to the wrong address or with improper formatting with an error message, it said.