East Coast, Gulf Coast Ports: ILA-USMX Reaches 6-year Tentative agreement Dockworkers (ILA) at U.S. East and Gulf Coast seaports reached a tentative six-year contract agreement in June with the port operators (USMX), beating the September expiration of the current contract and setting the stage for several years of labor peace at the country’s trade gateways. The new … [Read more...]
ACE Downtime Procedures Issued by CBP
ACE Downtime Procedures Issued by CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a document intended to provide guidance on CBP processes during ACE system interruptions and to help trade partners develop their own downtime policies and procedures. CBP officials have also said they are working to minimize outages. The guidance is a document that will be revised as … [Read more...]
US Company Settles & Pays for Importer’s Customs Fraud
US Company Settles & Pays for Importer’s Customs Fraud Federal prosecutors in New York announced the settlement of a lawsuit relating to a scheme to evade import duties. The case involved an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding an importer’s … [Read more...]
CBP: UPDATE on Guidance to Trade on Cargo Processing during Hurricane Harvey
CBP: UPDATE on Guidance to Trade on Cargo Processing during Hurricane Harvey US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued the following CSMS (Cargo Systems Messaging Service) #17-000521: The following guidance is provided for entry and entry summary filing for cargo aboard ships that have been forced to divert due to Hurricane Harvey. Scenario 1: At the of time the … [Read more...]
West Coast Ports: ILWU Votes for 3-year Contract Extension
West Coast Ports: ILWU Votes for 3-year Contract Extension The contract extension is until July 1, 2022 and should ensure labor peace on the West Coast until that time. The ILWU and PMA began to talk about an extension as early as March 2015, to avoid the setbacks that led to severe disruptions in 2014 and 2015. About 67% of workers associated with the International … [Read more...]