GSP – To Be Reinstated July 29 2015 (retroactive refunds applicable)
Note to Importers — GSP (The Generalized Systems of Preference) has been re-enacted back into law and will become effective on July 29th 2015. Following is a synopsis taken from Customs (CBP) website: On June 29, 2015, President Obama signed into law a bill (H.R. 1295), that reauthorizes the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) (which expired on July 31, 2013) through Dec. 31, 2017. Under the new law, duty reductions under the GSP program will begin 30 days after the law is enacted,... Read More
Sanders Brokerage New Operating System
Sanders Brokerage Services is happy to announce that we have made the conversion to a new operating system that moves us in line with U.S. Customs (CBP) ACE (Customs: Automated Commercial Environment). If you didn’t notice any inconvenience then we were successful in our transition. Our new operating system is a company known as NetCHB and is operated by a former ABI client representative with U.S. Customs (Mr. Tom Groh). The new system will provide us many more options and all types of... Read More
ISF – Importer Security Filing Enforcement Phase Begins
CSMS# 14-000520 – Los Angeles/Long Beach (LA/LB) Seaport ISF Enforcement 09/29/2014 08:36 PM EDT Ocean Manifest On July 9, 2013, nearly 15 months ago, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) implemented an Importer Security Filing (ISF) Enforcement Strategy to improve ISF compliance. The ISF policy requires that all ISF information on the shipment bound for the U.S. is submitted to CBP 24 hours prior to lading on the vessel at the foreign port. To date, CBP at the Los Angeles/Long Beach... Read More
CBP announces FDA biennial registration
CSMS# 14-000518 – FDA Food Facility Registration Renewal09/29/2014 01:50 PM EDT The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law on January 4, 2011, enables FDA to better protect public health by strengthening the food safety system. Among many other changes, FSMA amended Section 415 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FD&C Act) [21 U.S.C. § 350D], which requires domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack or... Read More
FDA Biennial Registration
IMPORTANT NOTICE! The 2014 Biennial Registration FDA renewal period starts Oct 1st, 2014 and ends December 31, 2014. As we discussed two (2) years ago it is imperative that all FDA importers re-register their existence with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration during the Biennial Registration period. This entire process and requirement for FDA re-registration deals with the importers of edible food products that are subject to the requirement of an FDA “prior-notice” under the FDA’s... Read More
DHS – Criminal Misconduct Investigations
DHS Delegates Criminal Misconduct Investigative Authority to CBP Release Date: September 18, 2014 CBP Aligns With Law Enforcement Best Practices WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced today his decision to delegate to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to investigate its employees for alleged criminal misconduct. As a result, CBP is converting qualified internal affairs employees from general investigators to criminal investigators. ... Read More
CBP PRECLEARANCE EXPANSION
CBP Discusses Preclearance Expansion: Release Date: September 22, 2014 WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan addressed the World Routes Strategy Summit in Chicago regarding Preclearance Expansion. “CBP’s preclearance operations are an important step in the U.S. government’s effort to prevent terrorism from coming to our borders.” said Acting Deputy Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan. “Where we can identify foreign airports... Read More
CONTAINER & TRAILER SEALING
CONTAINER SECURITY – CONTAINER TRAILER SEALING PROCESSES: As a member of C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) it is our duty to inform the importing public of the importance of Security Criteria. U.S. Customs brokers in the U.S.A. do not play a significant roll in stuffing, loading, transporting or distributing the merchandise while overseas. The Customs Broker does however play a big part in the supply chain of goods moving to the United States. While we can do little... Read More
ISF (Importer Security Filings) – CBP moves to penalty phase!
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Services has notified the public that starting today (July 9th, 2013) CBP will take the position to issue penalties to importers who fail to file, or fail to “timely” file their ISF (Importer Security Filing – AKA 10+2) submissions. ISF submissions are required on Ocean imports coming into the U.S.A. Submissions must be filed electronically to CBP 24 hours prior to the cargo being tendered to the carrier in the exporting country of shipment... Read More
Sanders Brokerage Services
At Sanders Brokerage Services we provide a complete array of U.S. Customs import entry and consultation services. Providing exemplary U.S. Customs import entry services with a “personal touch” to our business partners has been and always will be our number one goal. Shipping, selling, or returning goods to the United States can be a very complicated process. Potentially there are a multitude of Government agencies with their rules and regulations standing in your way. Navigating the road... Read More
