CBP, Singapore Sign MRA and Customs Assistance Agreement
The U.S. and Singapore intend to increase cooperation on customs issues though two newly signed agreements, said CBP in a Dec. 1 press release (here). CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement with Singapore, allowing CBP to consider…
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involvement in Singapore's Customs' Secure Trade Partnership as similar to participating in the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program. Kerlikowske also signed a U.S.-Singapore Customs Mutual Assistance Recognition Arrangement (CMAA), said CBP. The Singapore CMAA, one of 72 CBP has with various countries, provides "legal framework for the exchange of information and evidence to assist countries in the enforcement of Customs laws, including duty evasion, trafficking, proliferation, money laundering, and terrorism-related activities," said CBP.