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Nov 24, 2017

CBP Comments on ACE-DTOPS Truck Transponder Registration Discrepancies

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued CSMS 17-000729 noting an increase in trucks entering the United… Read more 

Nov 22, 2017

CBP Announces the 2017 ACE Customer Satisfaction Survey is Now Open

US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has issued CSMS 17-000726 advising the 2017 Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal… Read more 

Nov 16, 2017

Wood Packaging Material (WPM) – CBP Updates FAQ and Violation Penalty Guidelines

In September, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) issued CSMS 17-000609, advising effective November 1st they would penalize… Read more 

Nov 16, 2017

Reminder: CBP to Increase User Fees for Fiscal Year 2018 – effective January 1, 2018

U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) has published a November 1, 2017, Federal Register Notice (FRN) advising the… Read more 

Nov 8, 2017

FCC Ends Form 740 Filing Requirements – FCC Posts Related FAQ

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) stating the FCC has ended its… Read more 

Nov 8, 2017

CBP-Nogales Announces 2017/2018 Winter and Holiday Hours of Operation

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Port of Nogales, AZ, Commercial Facility will begin winter hours of operation… Read more 

Nov 5, 2017

AMS Softwood Lumber Fee De Minimis Exemption Threshold Remains at 15 MMBF

The de minimis quantity exemption threshold established under the Softwood Lumber Research and Promotion Order remains at 15… Read more 

Nov 3, 2017

Department of Commerce finds Dumping and Subsidization of Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada

On November 2, 2017, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative final determinations of the antidumping duty… Read more 

Nov 3, 2017

Weight Limit on Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge in Maine reduced to five tons beginning Friday, October 27th

The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has announced the Madawaska-Edmundston International Bridge linking Madawaska, Maine and Edmundston, New… Read more 

Oct 26, 2017

CBP Issues IPR Seizure Stats

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) posted yearly reports on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) seizures. Fiscal Years 2003… Read more