Below is a list of the Federal Holidays for 2024. These are the days that all federal offices are closed. These include FDA, FSIS, as well as CBP Administration offices. Please plan your shipment accordingly if yours are subject to any affected agencies. 2024 Federal Holidays Monday, January 1 New Year’s Day Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Monday, February 19 Washington’s Birtday Monday, May 27 Memorial Day Wednesday, June 19 Juneteenth National Independence Day Thursday, July 4 Independence Day Monday, September 2 Labor Day Monday, October 14 Columbus Day Monday, November 11 Veteran’s Day Thursday, November 28 Thanksgiving Day Wednesday, December 25 Christmas Day Read More
CBP Buffalo has provided new instructions today on issues of “Electronic Information for Truck Cargo Discrepancies”. In their Information Notice they identify 6 points of frequent errors by the carriers, and have asked the brokers to pass along their Information Notice. As they state in their document . . . “This information notice is also a reminder that violations of the above requirements will result in penalty actions initiated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.” Please review the attached Information Notice and take care in your ACE e-manifesting processes. BFO Info Notice 2024-001 Electronic Information Discrepancies Thanks / Steve Sanders – Sanders Brokerage Services Read More
The Blaine, WA station of the FDA will restrict its hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Merchandise to be examined must arrive by 3:00 p.m. The adjustment of operating hours is temporary, though no date has been provided for resumption of the regular hours. We will update this information as it becomes available from the FDA. Read More
As a reminder, Thursday 11/23/2023 is the U.S. Thanksgiving Day Holiday. To celebrate this day, Sanders Brokerage Services will close its office and allow the employees to be with their families. We will re-open for business on Friday 11/24/2023 at our regular time. Please plan new business accordingly. Please contact us at 360-332-1778, or by e-mail at orders@sandersbrokerage.us, with any questions or concerns. Thank you for your consideration and stay safe! Read More
Hello: US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)- Blaine Port of Entry has announced that they will begin to enforce the correct piece count and time of filing requirements for eManifests. The quantity on the eManifest must be the smallest external packaging units (i.e. cartons, bundles, etc). They will no longer accept the number of pallets as a valid piece count. Also, 1 truckload will not count as well. If you have a shipment in bulk, then use the weight in kilograms or pounds (we convert the weight from pounds to kilograms when we transmit the entry). Further, CBP will also adhere to the requirement that the eManifest must be filed at least 1 hour in advance of the arrival of the conveyance at the border. If the carrier is CTPAT/FAST approved, then the deadline is 30 minutes prior to arrival. CBP will begin to take the following enforcement actions: Refusal of admission. CBP will issue a notice of Direct Export and the truck will be sent back into Canada. Penalties will be issued to carriers for violations. The penalty will be issued to whichever party filed the eManifest. In an effort to comply with these requirements, Sanders Brokerage Services LLC will use the correct piece count in our entries. If both pieces and pallet counts are provided, we will use the piece count. If the piece count is not provided by the carrier, we will then use the product quantity off the commercial invoice. Please contact us at orders@sandersbrokerage.us, or by phone at 360-332-1778, if you... Read More
Hello: Please note that our office will be closed on Monday 5/29/2023 for the US Memorial Day holiday. We will have a skeleton staff to take care of entries, but will not be able to conduct any new business on that day. We will reopen at our regular time on Tuesday 5/30/2023. Also, please be aware that federal offices are closed that day as well, including FDA and FSIS inspections. Read More
Security at Sanders Brokerage: Welcome, and we hope you enjoy the staff and services of Sanders Brokerage Services. Hopefully by now you know a bit about the background and heritage of Sanders Brokerage Services. We take security personally and hold our government’s security programs with high regard. We have been a proud C-TPAT (Customs Trade […]
The following article submission has been provided by the NCBFAA (The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders of America): On Oct. 1, customs brokers will see new tariff flags for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Lacey, requiring transmission of a Lacey Act declaration or a valid disclaim for products classified in these tariff […]
The Blaine, WA station of the FDA will restrict its hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Merchandise to be examined must arrive by 3:00 p.m. The adjustment of operating hours is temporary, though no date has been provided for resumption of the regular hours. We will update […]
CBP Buffalo has provided new instructions today on issues of “Electronic Information for Truck Cargo Discrepancies”. In their Information Notice they identify 6 points of frequent errors by the carriers, and have asked the brokers to pass along their Information Notice. As they state in their document . . . “This information notice is also […]