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A growing volume of U.S. bound ocean container traffic intended to transit west coast Canadian ports has caused some Canadian terminals to stop accepting U.S. bound rail traffic. Steamship lines are diverting these containers to U.S. ports, especially Seattle and Tacoma. These diversions to U.S. ports require that Importer Security Filings (ISFs) be submitted so […]
Roanoke Insurance Group is very pleased to inform you that our hard work has paid off in securing exemption from the Electronic Export Filing (EEI) filing requirement for ATA Carnets! We received verbal confirmation from both U.S. Customs and Border protection (CBP) and U.S. Census Bureau yesterday. U.S. Census is currently working on revising the […]
Roanoke Insurance Group is proud to participate in a discussion panel that will enhance your knowledge on ACE and eBond sponsored by Houston Customhouse Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Guest Panelists Include: Mary Pugh – ACE Ambassador, Houston Field Office Customs and Border Protection Colleen Clarke – Vice President, Surety Trade Relations, Roanoke Insurance Group Lisa […]
Join us for a complimentary webinar on Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 11:30am – 12:30pm CT Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began development of eBond earlier this year which is set to deploy in January 2015. All single transaction bonds filed in ACE will require an eSTB. The filing of continuous bonds will also become electronic in January […]
CBP Releases eBond Implementation Guide In June, U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) released a Customs and Trade Automated Interface Requirements (CATAIR) document providing updated conventional trade interface information for ACE eBond filing between CBP and sureties. The CATAIR update is intended for the future deployment of eBond functionality in ACE and provides input and output […]
Update: Terrorism Insurance Reauthorization and Transportation Industry In April, we spoke about the looming expiration of the government-backed Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), set for December 31st, 2014. Just last week, there was some progress made on this front with the Senate voting to extend TRIA. Senators voted 93-4 to extend the program through 2021, […]