CBP

Recent drug seizures at ports of entry in 3 states top $32M

More than $32.6 million worth of cocaine, fentanyl and methamphetamine has been seized over the past month from commercial shipments at ports of entry in Texas, Michigan and Washington.

Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge found $19.8 million in methamphetamine and $144,500 worth of heroin concealed in a shipment of cucumbers and jalapenos.

CBP officers were checking a tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico at the bridge...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/recent-drug-seizures-at-ports-of-entry-in-3-states-top-32m

Lake Michigan sea cargo terminal plan wins a key CBP approval

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has approved a proposal from Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor to establish the first international sea cargo container terminal on Lake Michigan. This would create the only all-water container route for ocean vessels to serve the greater Chicago metropolitan area via the Great Lakes.

Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor terminal, where the sea cargo terminal is proposed ,is located in northwest Indiana, inside the Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area and within sight...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/lake-michigan-sea-cargo-terminal-plan-wins-a-key-cbp-approval/

Illegal Ozempic shipments enter US through e-commerce sales

U.S. authorities say they have begun seizing illegal parcel shipments of the popular weight-loss drug Ozempic at ports of entry as smugglers take advantage of programs that expedite duty-free entry of small-dollar imports.

Ozempic joins a soaring number of illegal medications, including synthetic drugs like fentanyl, entering the United States through e-commerce sales channels.

Customs and Border Protection officers have confiscated 11 Ozempic-related shipments this year since February at DHL...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/illegal-ozempic-shipments-enter-us-through-e-commerce-sales

Seko Logistics takes CBP to court over e-commerce enforcement

Seko Logistics is punching back against U.S. Customs and Border Protection for temporarily suspending certain import privileges, demanding in a court filing that the agency provide reasons for the enforcement move as Seko tries to minimize any reputational harm that could hurt business.

The Schaumberg, Illinois-based logistics provider said Monday night that it has filed action in the Court of International Trade seeking to compel CBP to identify violations that led to its suspension from the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/seko-logistics-takes-cbp-to-court-over-e-commerce-enforcement

US Customs tightens enforcement on low-value e-commerce trade

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has suspended several customs brokers from a program designed to speed entry for low-value shipments but has paved the way for an explosion of e-commerce imports from China and India that the agency is struggling to police.

CBP didn’t spell out specifics in Friday’s suspension announcement but implied the intermediaries were penalized because filings for cargo release repeatedly failed to comply with requirements that the importer use “reasonable care” to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-customs-tightens-enforcement-on-low-value-e-commerce-trade

CBP ruling clears way for Mexican LNG exports from Altamira Fast FLNG to Puerto Rico

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rulings on Jones Act compliance are always controversial, but New York, N.Y., headquartered New Fortress Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NFE) has welcomed a CBP ruling confirming that the transportation of LNG produced at the company’s Altamira Fast FLNG facility, located offshore Altamira, Mexico, by non-U.S. qualified vessels would not violate the Jones Act.

As a result of the CBP ruling, says New Fortress, it is now able to sell and deliver LNG produced at the...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/cbp-ruling-clears-way-for-mexican-lng-exports-from-altamira-fast-flng-to-puerto-rico/

Borderlands: CBP urges trade community to go paperless, adopt electronic export manifest

CBP urges trade community to adopt electronic export manifest 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) believes fully digitizing and automating export-related filings prior to outbound departure from the United States can save the trade community critical time and money.

CBP has been conducting an electronic export manifest (EEM) pilot program for exports via ocean, air and rail carriers since 2018. The pilot program excludes all paper-based manifest filing for exports. 

The EEM program will...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cbp-urges-trade-community-to-adopt-electronic-manifest

Descartes acquires e-commerce US customs filing provider NetCHB

Global logistics technology provider Descartes has acquired NetCHB to enhance cross-border customs filings for e-commerce companies.

Descartes is paying $40 million in upfront cash plus an additional amount based on NetCHB achieving certain revenue targets in the first two years post-acquisition. That additional amount is payable under an all-cash performance earn-out and maxes out at $60 million.

NetCHB automates customs filing processes in the U.S. Its cloud-based platform is used by more than...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/descartes-acquires-e-commerce-us-customs-filing-provider-netchb

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