Federal regulations don't prohibit the use of electronic signatures for a customs broker power of attorney, but some state regulations governing agency relationships may, CBP told the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America in a July 16 ruling posted by the NCBFAA. Sandler Travis lawyer Lenny Feldman requested a ruling from CBP on behalf of the NCBFAA on the validity of electronically signed POAs. CBP previously said it was working on the issue (see 2103040012).
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The Treasury Department released its annual report to Congress for fiscal year 2020 on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., outlining CFIUS statistics, key judgments and an overview of transactions reviewed by the committee. Unlike previous annual reports, the FY20 version includes statistics on declarations required for transactions involving critical technologies. The report includes numbers on the declarations made under the requirements, which took effect in October but applied to transactions after Feb. 13, 2020 (see 2009140041), and the pilot program that preceded the requirements.
The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America is backing CBP's proposed use of Part 102 marking rules to determine the country of origin for non-preferential claims under USMCA (see 2107010045), the trade group said in a July 27 email. CBP proposes to use NAFTA's Part 102 tariff shift marking rules for determining country of origin for non-preferential USMCA claims and government procurement. Some have wondered whether the proposal will prove to be controversial (see 2107070011 and 2107080040).
Federal regulations don't prohibit the use of electronic signatures for a customs broker power of attorney, but some state regulations governing agency relationships may, CBP told the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America in a July 16 ruling posted by the NCBFAA. Sandler Travis lawyer Lenny Feldman requested a ruling from CBP on behalf of the NCBFAA on the validity of electronically signed POAs. CBP previously said it was working on the issue (see 2103040012).
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