Washington – U.S. Customs and Border Protection has rescheduled the ACE Ocean/Rail Manifest System, or M1, deployment for August 26 as a result of an unplanned Automated Commercial System database outage this past weekend. Due to the communication between M1 and ACS during the pilot phases, it is important that ACS stabilize after the outage before deploying M1. The M1 deployment will allow members of the trade to test the system. The rescheduled deployment date does not have an impact on the initiation of the M1 pilot. Read more
News
CBP's Second Annual International Trade Day Held on Capitol Hill
“It’s a comfortable, open dialogue for legislative staff and our subject matter experts on various aspects of the trade arena,” said Charles Wollenhaupt of CBP’s Office of Congressional Affairs, which organized the event.
Federal agency staff stood ready to deliver their in-a-nutshell explanations of the importance of their program operations to Hill staffers who visited the exhibits ringing the Rayburn House Office Building foyer. Read more
CBP Now Hiring CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents for Southwest Border
Washington – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is looking for hard-working, dedicated men and women to join its ranks on the frontline of protecting our homeland. CBP officers and Border Patrol agents carry out CBP’s dual mission to facilitate travel and trade while securing the nation from those that would do us harm like terrorists and terrorist weapons, criminals, and contraband. Read more
China, U.S. to Collaborate on Trade, Security
Global supply chain security and trade law enforcement advanced this week with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and two government ministries of China agreeing on collaborative actions to enhance trade security and facilitation between the two countries. Read more
TSA Calls for 100 Percent Screening of Inbound Cargo by December
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has proposed updated air carrier standard security programs to passenger airlines that would require the air cargo industry to screen 100 percent of the cargo that is uplifted on passenger aircraft bound for the United States by December 31, 2011. Read more
Global Entry Now Available at Pre-Clearance Airports
Washington – U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that Global Entry kiosks are now available at CBP preclearance at Vancouver International Airport and Ottawa’s MacDonald-Cartier Airport, and will be available at Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport and Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport by September. Read more
ISF Liquidated Damages Coming Summer 2011
While USCBP continues its ‘measured, common-sense approach’ to enforcement, the agency has indicated that liquidated damages will begin before the end of the summer for non-compliant 10+2 ISF filings. Read more





