CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Should the de minimis exemption eventually disappear for low-value shipments, the business-to-business-to-consumer model could rise as a result, according to panelists at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America annual conference.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- The Fish and Wildlife Service hopes to make ACE filing of FWS-regulated entries mandatory “by the end of the year,” Jeff Moore of the agency’s Nogales, Arizona, office said at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America's annual conference April 8.
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- As President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his related trade rhetoric prompt a trade war, the potential for cyberattacks within the U.S. trade industry could increase, according to a panelist speaking at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America’s annual meeting.
The Court of International Trade on April 8 rejected Georgia woman Skeeter-Jo Stoute-Francois' challenge to four questions on the October 2021 customs broker license exam. Judge Lisa Wang held that for three of the questions, Stoute-Francois formulated her own "factual scenarios" in arguing that there wasn't enough information to select the correct answer. For the remaining question, Wang said CBP's correct answer choice was backed by substantial evidence.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2513 on April 4, containing 27 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 11 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. HSU 2513 includes the Reciprocal Tariff updates, effective April 5, and PGA updates. For additional information on the tariff updates, CSMS # 64649265 is available to provide more on tariffs with an effective date of April 5 (see 2504020072).
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CHANDLER, Ariz. -- A litany of new tariffs is creating a number of issues that brokers need to be aware of as they interact with their importer clients, including bond insufficiency and a potential increase in CBP requests for information, according to speakers on an April 8 panel at the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America’s annual conference.
CBP created Harmonized System Update 2512 on April 2, containing 125 Automated Broker Interface (ABI) records and 35 Harmonized Tariff Schedule records. It includes the latest adjustments on imports of automobiles and automobile parts into the U.S. (see 2504020081).
A day after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs upon dozens of trading partners, including countries that the U.S. has historically had friendly relations with, customs brokers and importers have numerous questions, such as whether ACE has the ability to verify values accurately and what role drawback might have as companies respond to the tariffs.
Tariffs cause ripple effects throughout the international trade and business communities beyond just the levies on goods at the time of entry, experts said during a Zencargo "Tariff Talk" webinar on March 31.