CBP Seattle Announces CES Selection

CBP's Seattle field office chose Mercer Distribution Services as a Centralized Examination Station, it said in a trade information notice. The agency also provided a fee schedule for the CES, it said. The CES operators within the Port of Seattle will accept entries (Form 3461 or its equivalent) showing either Port Code 3001 or 3002 for release or examination, the field office said in a separate notice. "The intent of this is to lessen administrative burdens and to streamline the cargo release process," it said. "This will stop the need to create duplicate entries to correct the Port of Entry Code."