Trade Compliance

U.S. Steps Up Efforts to Combat Counterfeit Goods Online

Posted February 05, 2020

Under International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues

Ahead of President Donald Trump signing an executive order last week aiming to prevent the online sale of fake goods to U.S. consumers, the Department of Homeland Security released a detailed new report outlining its strategy for “Combating Trafficking in Counterfeit and Pirated Goods,” including best practices for the private sector.  Continue Reading

2020 Federal Holidays for CBSA and CBP

Posted December 23, 2019

Under Canadian Customs Issues, U.S. Customs Issues

The CBSA recently published the list of official Holidays for the next year (along with the dates of planned computer network maintenance outages). For convenience, a list of the 2020 federal holidays pertaining to U.S. Customs operations is also provided.  Continue Reading

Blanket Year-End Immediate Delivery Procedures in ACE

Posted December 22, 2019

Under U.S. Customs Issues

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a blanket authorization for immediate delivery procedures concerning goods to be released through December 31st for those importers looking to take advantage of interim Harmonized Tariff Schedule changes which will become effective at the start of the new year.  Continue Reading

ACE Truck Manifest: Test Environment Now Available

Posted December 16, 2019

Under Logistics & Supply Chain Management, U.S. Customs Issues

In the coming months, U.S. Customs and Border Protection will deploy the first of three phases of enhancements to Truck Manifest functionality in the Automated Commercial Environment. To help familiarize trade users with the new modernized User Interface, an ACE Truck Manifest – Phase 1 testing environment is now available.  Continue Reading

New C-TPAT Minimum Security Criteria Changes Take Effect in 2020

Posted December 12, 2019

Under Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues

Importers and other members of the trade community are reminded that recent updates to the minimum security criteria for participants in the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program will become effective on January 1, 2020.  Continue Reading

Reminder: Upcoming U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule Unit of Quantity Change

Posted December 10, 2019

Under Trade Compliance News, U.S. Customs Issues

To ensure alignment with the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, as of January 1, 2020, there will no longer be any units of quantity (UOQ) in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule that are “X”. Instead, all UOQs in the HTSUS will be specific units such as “kgs”, “No.”, etc.  Continue Reading