CBP announces FDA biennial registration
CSMS# 14-000518 – FDA Food Facility Registration Renewal09/29/2014 01:50 PM EDT The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law on January 4, 2011, enables FDA to better protect public health by strengthening the food safety system. Among many other changes, FSMA amended Section 415 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act (FD&C Act) [21 U.S.C. § 350D], which requires domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, process, pack or... 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
DHS – Criminal Misconduct Investigations
DHS Delegates Criminal Misconduct Investigative Authority to CBP Release Date: September 18, 2014 CBP Aligns With Law Enforcement Best Practices WASHINGTON – Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced today his decision to delegate to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to investigate its employees for alleged criminal misconduct. As a result, CBP is converting qualified internal affairs employees from general investigators to criminal investigators. ... Read More
CBP PRECLEARANCE EXPANSION
CBP Discusses Preclearance Expansion: Release Date: September 22, 2014 WASHINGTON – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan addressed the World Routes Strategy Summit in Chicago regarding Preclearance Expansion. “CBP’s preclearance operations are an important step in the U.S. government’s effort to prevent terrorism from coming to our borders.” said Acting Deputy Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan. “Where we can identify foreign airports... Read More
CONTAINER & TRAILER SEALING
CONTAINER SECURITY – CONTAINER TRAILER SEALING PROCESSES: As a member of C-TPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) it is our duty to inform the importing public of the importance of Security Criteria. U.S. Customs brokers in the U.S.A. do not play a significant roll in stuffing, loading, transporting or distributing the merchandise while overseas. The Customs Broker does however play a big part in the supply chain of goods moving to the United States. While we can do little... 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
Sanders Brokerage Services
At Sanders Brokerage Services we provide a complete array of U.S. Customs import entry and consultation services. Providing exemplary U.S. Customs import entry services with a “personal touch” to our business partners has been and always will be our number one goal. Shipping, selling, or returning goods to the United States can be a very complicated process. Potentially there are a multitude of Government agencies with their rules and regulations standing in your way. Navigating the road... Read More
Import Entry Services
Import Entry Services Provided: While our office hours are Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., we do in fact provide 24/7 coverage to our clients and business partners. Our goal is to make sure that your shipment is not delayed. Import entry documents can be sent to our general incoming email address of orders@sandersbrokerage.com. Our Basic Import Services Include: U.S. Customs (CBP) Import Services, R.L.F. (Remote Location Filing) Entry Services, I.T. (Immediate Transportation)... Read More
Tips for the New or First Time Importer – Via CBP
This information is brought to you direct from CBP and their tips to travelers website. This is very good information to live by (Posted by: Sanders Brokerage Services). Following is a direct cut and paste from the web site of: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/diduknow.xml In order to avoid potential problems in the clearance of your merchandise, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) strongly recommends that you familiarize yourself with CBP policies and procedures prior to... Read More
OUR NEW WEB SITE
Welcome to the launch of our new web site. We’ve designed our web site to provide our users quicker access to timely information, other government agency informational updates while still providing quick access to S.C.N. (shipment control Number) data so vital to importing carriers and truck lines. Thanks for making us a part of your business life. Read More
