Coming Importer of Record Database Won't Require New Regulations, Says CBP
The importer of record database required under the customs reauthorization law (see 1602170074) won't require new regulations beforehand, said a CBP spokeswoman. "Section 114 requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish an importer of record program to assign and…
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maintain importer of record numbers no later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Act," she said. "This section does not require regulations." A CBP official recently said the agency's update to Form 5106 will largely be sufficient to meet requirements under the law (see 1605260009).