Continuing Education for Licensed Customs Brokers

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 10/28/2020.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is considering the amendment of its regulations to mandate continuing education for licensed customs brokers. CBP is seeking comments on a potential framework of continuing education requirements for licensed customs brokers in order to assess the current situation among members of the customs broker...

Modernization of the Customs Brokers Regulations

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 06/05/2020.

This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations by modernizing the customs brokers regulations to coincide with the development of CBP trade initiatives including, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) and the Centers of Excellence and Expertise (Centers). Specifically, CBP proposes to transition all...

Elimination of Customs Broker District Permit Fee

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 06/05/2020.

This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to eliminate customs broker district permit fees. Concurrently with this document, CBP is publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking to, among other things, eliminate customs broker districts (see ``Modernization of the Customs Brokers Regulations'' RIN...

Disclosure of Information Regarding Abandoned Merchandise

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on 10/29/2019.

This document provides additional time for interested parties to submit comments on the proposed rule published August 27, 2019, to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to disclosure of information regarding merchandise that was voluntarily abandoned. Based on a request from the public to provide additional...

Enforcement of Copyrights and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on 10/16/2019.

This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to importations of merchandise that violate or are suspected of violating the copyright laws, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), in accordance with Title III of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA)....

Disclosure of Information Regarding Abandoned Merchandise

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on 08/27/2019.

This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to disclosure of information regarding merchandise bearing suspected counterfeit trademarks. The proposed amendment would create a procedure for the disclosure of information otherwise protected by the Trade Secrets Act to a trademark owner when...

Customs Broker Verification of an Importer's Identity

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 08/14/2019.

This rule proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to require customs brokers to collect certain information from importers to enable the customs brokers to verify the identity of importers, including nonresident importers. CBP proposes these amendments, pursuant to section 116 of the Trade Facilitation and...

Modernized Drawback; Correction

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on 08/20/2018.

This document corrects a proposed regulation in a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register of August 2, 2018, regarding Modernized Drawback. Specifically, CBP inadvertently proposed in 19 CFR 190.32(d)(2) an exemption for drawback claims for wine which included an imprecise reference to the entirety of paragraph (b). The...

Modernized Drawback

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on 08/02/2018.

This document proposes to amend U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to implement changes to the drawback regulations as directed by the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA). These proposed regulations establish a new process for drawback pursuant to TFTEA which liberalizes the merchandise substitution...

Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 09/12/2017.

As part of its implementation of Executive Order 13771, ``Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,'' issued by the President on January 30, 2017, and Executive Order 13777, ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' issued by the President on February 24, 2017, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within the Department of...

Procedures To Adjust Customs COBRA User Fees To Reflect Inflation

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on 07/17/2017.

This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect that customs user fees and limitations established by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) will be adjusted for inflation in accordance with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act).

Extension of Port Limits of Savannah, GA

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 07/17/2017.

Extension of Port Limits of Savannah, GA

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 07/03/2017.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is proposing to extend the geographical limits of the port of entry of Savannah, Georgia. The proposed extension will make the boundaries more easily identifiable to the public and will allow for uniform and continuous service to the extended area of Savannah, Georgia. The proposed change is part of CBP's...

Donations of Technology and Support Services To Enforce Intellectual Property Rights

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on 01/17/2017.

This document proposes amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to the enforcement of intellectual property rights. Specifically, CBP is proposing amendments to implement a section of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 which requires CBP to prescribe regulatory procedures for the...

Electronic Notice of Liquidation

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on 10/14/2016.

This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect that official notice of liquidation, suspension of liquidation, and extension of liquidation will be posted electronically on the CBP Web site. This document also proposes regulatory revisions to reflect that official notice of liquidation will no...

Modernization of the Customs Brokers Examination

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 09/14/2016.

This document proposes to update the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations concerning the customs broker's examination provisions. Specifically, this document proposes to transition to a computer automated customs broker examination, increase the examination fee to cover the increased cost of delivering the exam, and adjust the...

Toxic Substance Control Act Chemical Substance Import Certification Process Revisions

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on 08/29/2016.

This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations regarding the requirement to file a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) certification when importing into the customs territory of the United States chemicals in bulk form or as part of mixtures and articles containing a chemical or mixture. The proposed...

Importations of Certain Vehicles and Engines Subject to Federal Antipollution Emission Standards

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on 08/17/2016.

This document proposes amendments to the U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations relating to the importation into the United States of certain vehicles and engines subject to federal antipollution emission standards under the Clean Air Act (CAA). Compliance with these emission standards must be demonstrated to CBP by either filing,...

North American Free Trade Agreement; Preference Override

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Treasury Department on 07/08/2016.

The United States, Canada and Mexico have agreed to liberalize provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) preference rules of origin that relate to certain goods, including certain spices. However, such liberalization cannot take effect unless U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) amends its regulations to allow the NAFTA...

Definition of Importer Security Filing Importer

by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on 07/06/2016.

The Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements regulations were implemented in 2009 as an interim final rule to improve CBP's ability to identify high-risk shipments in order to prevent smuggling and improve cargo safety and security. These regulations require certain cargo information to be submitted to CBP via an Importer...