http://theperishablespecialist.com/blog The Boutique of Customs Brokers Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:31:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en CBP Official Outlines Policy on Enforcement of Importer Security Filing Rule    According to press reports, Assistant Commissioner Thomas Winkowski told a Nov. 4 meeting of the Commercial Operations Advisory Committee that U.S. Customs and Border Protection will “take a common sense approach” to imposing penalties for violating the 10+2 importer ... http://theperishablespecialist.com/blog/?p=297 From: APL Notification [mailto:APL_Notification@apl.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:57 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: Clean Truck Program 2nd Update     October 27, 2009   Clean Truck Program 2nd Update   Dear APL Customer:   Previously we advised about changes to the Clean Truck Program at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.  At that time the plan was for these ... http://theperishablespecialist.com/blog/?p=293 CBP Agriculture Specialists Intercept Mediterranean Fruit Fly at Miami International Airport(Friday, October 23, 2009)     Miami – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is responsible for ensuring that no intruders enter the United States undetected. This includes intruders of the winged variety. CBP agriculture specialists intercepted one live Ceratitis capitata larvae, Mediterranean ... http://theperishablespecialist.com/blog/?p=290 Alert Details         Short Description: SUSPENDED October 1, 2009: Peppers from the Netherlands Details: The importation of peppers from the Netherlands have been suspended due to a recent interception of False Codling Moth. Consignments shipped on or before October 1, 2009 will be allowed to make entry into the U.S. Issued Date: 10/01/2009 Modified Date:10/07/2009 Expires Date: 10/01/2010 http://theperishablespecialist.com/blog/?p=287 The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has postponed from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 an increase of about 10% in the fees charged for certain agricultural quarantine and inspection services provided in connection with certain commercial vessels, trucks, railroad cars and aircraft arriving at ports in ... http://theperishablespecialist.com/blog/?p=284 http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/trade_symposium_09.xml http://theperishablespecialist.com/blog/?p=282 To: Perishable Specialist, Inc., The C-TPAT Members: Please find below a general public informational notice that was recently posted on the C-TPAT portion of the CBP website.  This notice describes the program’s longstanding position regarding its enforcement and appeal process. This process has been discussed at the C-TPAT annual conference and other ... http://theperishablespecialist.com/blog/?p=280 September 11, 2009   NEW RULE TO REQUIRE FOOD FACILITIES TO REPORT POSSIBLY ADULTERATED FOOD IN ELECTRONIC FDA REGISTRY   Food facilities required to register with the Food and Drug Administration under the existing Bioterrorism Act (i.e., facilities located anywhere in the world that manufacture, process, package or hold food for consumption in ... http://theperishablespecialist.com/blog/?p=276 http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/legal/informed_compliance_pubs/ http://theperishablespecialist.com/blog/?p=274 USDA Corrects Rule on Imports of Citrus from Chile The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has issued a correction to its April 7, 2009, final rule amending the fruits and vegetables regulations to allow the importation of sweet oranges and grapefruit from Chile into the continental U.S. ... http://theperishablespecialist.com/blog/?p=271