ISF Enforcement Next Phase

We have received our first official report from an importer who experienced cargo being detained at the port of entry for no Importer Security Filing (ISF) on file. This is the first sign that U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) is ratcheting up the enforcement of ISF one more notch. The notification came in the form of a letter from CBP stating that the cargo would not be released until the ISF was filed.

We have not heard of any penalty or liquidated damage cases as of yet and CBP continues to be tolerant on accuracy and timeliness issues. We highly recommend that importers take one more look at their customs compliance program covering ISF and ensure that all of the bugs have been worked out. By now all importers should have received a copy of the ISF Performance Report from CBP, either directly or via their customs broker.

Later today I will be speaking to a good friend at CBP in Washington and will report much more in our monthly newsletter on this development. You can sign-up for our newsletter by visiting:

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