Requests should be sent to Progress_Report@cbp.dhs.gov.

Instructions from CBP:

Filers should provide their Company Name, Filer Code, Point of Contact, Point of Contact Telephone, and email address to which the report should be sent. C-TPAT Tier 2 and 3 importers should provide the same information except instead of a filer code they should provide the importer of record numbers they wish included in the report as well as which Tier they are.

CBP does not typically respond to registration requests unless there is a problem with the information submitted. Please expect your first report in the first week of the month after you sign up. Each report provides information going back to January, 2009.

For more information, contact Progress_Report@cbp.dhs.gov or visit http://CBP.gov.

Automate ISF Filing and Compliance

Customs 10+2 / ISF is an opportunity to enhance your company’s import compliance. Automating Import Compliance. Elements of ISF filings are the same for other import documentation.

Learn more about how to turn this challenge into an opportunity in our free video, “Strategic Opportunities that 10+2 Presents.”

For the importers, a late filing can result in a $5,000 penalty for liquidated damages for each inaccurate ISF. Inaccurate filings, inaccurate updates, and the failure to withdraw an ISF can also result in $5,000 claim for liquidated damages.

For the freight forwarders, claims for liquidated damages for failure to file a CSM (Container Status Message), late CSMs, and inaccurate CSMs may be assessed up to a maximum of $100,000 per vessel arrival.

Choosing not to file your ISF at all? Hope you don’t really need that shipment!

CBP shall withhold the release or transfer of the cargo until CBP receives the required ISF information and has had the opportunity to review the documentation and conduct any necessary examination.

CBP also reserves the right to limit the permit to unlade so as to not permit unlading of merchandise for which no ISF has been filed, and, if such cargo is unladen without permission, it may be subject to seizure. All seizures will be approved by CBP Headquarters.

Customs Law Blog has an excellent post regarding Customs 10+2 penalties and mitigation as well as the link to the original document, which details all penalties and ISF requirements.

Avoid the 10+2 ISF Penalties

Customs 10+2 / ISF is an opportunity to enhance your company’s import compliance. Automating Import Compliance. Elements of 10 + 2 filings are the same for other import documentation.

Learn more about how to turn this challenge into an opportunity in our new video, “Strategic Opportunities that 10+2 Presents.”

How to Win a Free Place to Stay with Three Meals a Day

1. Send emails to your foreign suppliers requesting two invoices – one with a lower cost for CBP and one with the actual cost submitted directly to you.
2. Submit fraudulent invoices to CBP.
3. Instruct your foreign supplier declare only 50% of the value on items with higher duty rates.
4. Intentionally misclassify goods to receive lower duty rates.
5. Keep records of all of these communications.

If you participate in the activities above, you might be the winner of an all expense paid trip to PRISON.

With all the recent coverage of exporters receiving fines and prison time, don’t forget that importers can be held responsible too! And new regulations like 10+2 make compliance even more complex.

Importer Security Filing (10+2) Compliance

CBP hasnt started enforcing 10+2 yet, but they are keeping an eye on who making an effort now, and who is delaying the inevitable. By January 2010, all importers must be ready for the ISF – leaving little more than 6 months to prepare. An automated solution can help ease the pain!