Pacific Highway Construction – Complete
CBP has completed the reconstruction of the truck crossing at the port of Blaine, Washington. Three (3) lanes are currently open and all appears to be flowing well. Our hats go off to our friends at U.S. Customs during the reconstruction phase, they did a wonderful job notifying the public of the process and doing what they could to mitigate delays. If you want to monitor port of entry delay times you can still make reference to CBP’s Border Wait Times page. Read More
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
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
Welcome – Security
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 Partnership against Terrorism) participant for nearly 10 years, since June of 2003. As part of our welcome packet to Sanders Brokerage Services... 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
Automated Form I-94 CBP to Begin Rollout
CBP automated I-94 form rollout begins The Following is a direct quote from CBP News Posts: (Friday, April 26, 2013) Washington— U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced that the automation of Form I-94 Arrival/Departure Record is now effective which will streamline the admissions process for individuals lawfully visiting the United States. Form I-94 provides international visitors evidence they have been lawfully admitted to the U.S. which is necessary to verify alien registration, immigration... Read More
The Sequestration
After speaking with one of our area assistance port directors late Friday we were advised that locally the SEQUESTRATION would probably not be felt for a month or so and would mostly result in local personnel being furloughed for a day each week for a total of 2 week. What that means is that (if this political gridlock continues) there will no doubt be delays / slowdowns in all government agency activities at all ports of entry. When we say all government agencies we mean that the same... Read More
