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CBP Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Enhance Enforcement as to Low-Value Shipments
CBP Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Enhance Enforcement as to Low-Value Shipments January 13, 2025 Return to Alerts Page U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to strengthen CBP’s information collection requirements for low value shipments, also known as de minimis shipments. The proposed Entry of Low-Value Shipments…
Read MoreMSIB 02-25 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified)
MSIB 02-25 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified) January 9, 2025 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port (COTP), Delaware Bay, has set a modified Port Condition WHISKEY due to the forecast of high winds in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area beginning within the next 12 hours. A thorough explanation of…
Read MoreTSA Adjusts TWIC Fees for 2025
TSA Adjusts TWIC Fees for 2025 January 3, 2025 Return to Alerts Page Effective January 1, 2025, TSA has reduced the enrollment fees for transportation workers applying for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC®) or Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME). The TSA fee update includes decreasing the new TWIC enrollment fee to $124.00. As applicable, please…
Read MoreJanuary 9, 2025 will be a CBP Holiday for Payments
January 9, 2025 will be a CBP Holiday for Payments January 2, 2025 Return to Alerts Page CSMS # 63595616 – January 9, 2025, CBP Holiday for Payments The President has signed an Executive Order designating January 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning. Therefore, that date will now be considered a CBP Holiday.…
Read MoreCBP Releases 2025 First Quarter Section 232 Steel Quota Bulletins
CBP Releases 2025 First Quarter Section 232 Steel Quota Bulletins December 20, 2024 Return to Alerts Page CSMS # 63473223 – GUIDANCE: 2025 First Quarter Section 232 Steel Quota Bulletins Please refer to the Quota Bulletins Webpage at: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/quota/bulletins for the documents listed below addressing quantity thresholds for January 1, 2025, through March 31, 2025.…
Read MoreUSTR to Hold Public Hearing Regarding the 2025 Special 301 Review
USTR to Hold Public Hearing Regarding the 2025 Special 301 Review December 6, 2024 Return to Alerts Page OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE [Docket Number USTR–2024–0023] Request for Comments and Notice of a Public Hearing Regarding the 2025 Special 301 Review AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR). ACTION: Request for…
Read MoreFall 2024 Beacon Published Online
Fall 2024 Beacon Published Online November 14, 2024 Return to Alerts Page The Fall 2024 Issue of The Beacon is available online. Read the Current Issue!  (PDF | HTML)
Read MoreCBP Appoints Cleatus Hunt, Jr. as Area Port Director, Area Port of Philadelphia
CBP Appoints Cleatus Hunt, Jr. as Area Port Director, Area Port of Philadelphia November 6, 2024 Return to Alerts Page U.S. Customs and Border Protection Pipeline # 022-2024 November 6, 2024 Subject:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CBP Area Port of Philadelphia, Area Port Director, Cleatus P. Hunt, Jr. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is pleased to announce Cleatus…
Read MoreTSA announces proposed rule that would require the establishment of pipeline and railroad cyber risk management programs
TSA announces proposed rule that would require the establishment of pipeline and railroad cyber risk management programs November 6, 2024 Return to Alerts Page The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to mandate cyber risk management and reporting requirements for certain surface transportation owners and operators. “TSA has collaborated…
Read MoreNOAA Implements Seasonal Right Whale Speed Rule
NOAA Implements Seasonal Right Whale Speed Rule November 1, 2024 Return to Alerts Page The North Atlantic right whale migration and calving season has begun for the Mid-Atlantic and seasonal speed restrictions are in effect in that area (RI-GA). The modifications to the rule that were proposed in the summer of 2022 have not been finalized,…
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