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U.S. Customs & Border Protection Import Spotlight. Read about how CBP protects U.S. borders such as creating programs like C-TPAT and providing the Supply Chain Security Best Practices Catalog.
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Harmonized Tariff 2006
Harmonized tariff is the legal text of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule, as amended and
modified with the statistical annotations
pursuant to section 484(f) of the Tariff
Act of 1930.
Title
19
Code of Federal Regulations Title 19 Consolidation
of codification of import laws and their
enforcement.
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Trade Administration
An independent, nonpartisan, quasi-judicial
federal agency that provides trade expertise
to the legislative and executive branches
of the US government.
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State of Our Port
This article reports on the State of the Port Address. Assistant Port Director, Dora Murphy delivered the 2006 Customs & Border Protection (CBP) State of the Port address January 11, 2006 at the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association (CBFANC) annual dinner.
Guide to Importing into
the US
It is in the importer's best interest
to understand the establishment and responsibilities
of the Customs Service ...
Bureau of Industry & Security Major Case List
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) enforcement activities target the most significant threats. BIS’s mission is “keeping the most sensitive goods out of the most dangerous hands.” During Fiscal Year 2005 OEE investigations resulted in 31 criminal convictions and criminal fines totaling $7.7 million and imposed $6.8 million in administrative penalties, 31 export denial orders and other administrative sanctions.
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Proposed China “Catch-All Rule”
Proposed draft of the China Catch-All rule. The Proposed draft of the China Catch-All controls are end-use and end-user based controls (rather than commodity-based controls) for civilian commodities and technology not listed in the DOC Commodity Control List (CCL). The rule would create new end-user certificate requirements and License Exception Certified End User.
New Export Penalties
U.S.A Patriot Act reauthorization was effective March 9, 2006 and as a result the civil penalty violations have significantly increased. New penalty violation increased to $50,000 and imprisonment is not more that 20 years per violation.
Customs & Border Protection’s New Customs - Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Portal
New C-TPAT Internet Application and Communication is mandatory. Applications are temporarily suspended pending the portal implementation. Importers must create and update its security profile by July 1, 2006.
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