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Savannah CBP Seizes More Than a Ton of Cocaine
November 5, 2019 |Customs

CBP officers at the Port of Savannah in Georgia set a new seizure record for the port when it found 2,133 pounds of cocaine on Oct. 29, the agency said in a news release. The cocaine was found aboard a vessel that docked in Savannah from South America, it said. There were no arrests made, but "Homeland Security Investigations continue to investigate," CBP said. The goods were listed as "aluminum/copper waste and scrap," and "as with all narcotics seizures, an investigation will attempt to learn when and where the cocaine was concealed inside the containers and where the load was destined." The 818 bricks of cocaine contained in 21 duffel bags has a street value of around $31 million, CBP said. The previous record for a cocaine seizure at the port was set in May, when 1,280 pounds of cocaine were found in a container being shipped from South America, it said.

NCBFAA Raises Concerns with CBP Over Broker License Testing
November 5, 2019 |Customs

CBP should take action to improve issues of inadequate desk space, exam formats and question structures, among other things, the National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America said in an Oct. 31 letter to the agency. The NCBFAA sent the letter after soliciting comments from those who took the October customs broker license exam, it said. The lack of desk space was the more frequent complaint, due the required use of the printed Harmonized Tariff Schedules and the Customs Regulations. "There can be no doubt that the space limitation had a material adverse effect on the outcome of the examination," the NCBFAA said. "This issue must be remedied for future examinations." CBP should also work with the proctoring company to "create a uniform testing experience in an optimal testing environment," the NCBFAA said. CBP didn't immediately comment.

ACE Truck Deployment Scheduled to Begin in December
November 4, 2019 |Customs

CBP will start the first phase of three phases aimed at an "enhanced Truck functionality" in ACE in December, the agency said in a recently released document. "The first phase of this project will include a modernized trade-facing Truck manifest portal in ACE," CBP said. "At the completion of all 3 phases, CBP will retire the legacy Truck Manifest." The first phase will start testing in December, with production scheduled in January. New phase one features will include the ability to "save down information for commodities, manifests, or bills," different bill of lading types, and indicators of whether an entry is on file for each bill of lading, CBP said. Also to be added is a "Type-Ahead Search Field" that "enables quick access to account information, eliminating the need for multiple screen clicks reducing manifest and bill creation time." CBP expects the second phase to begin in the winter of 2020, it said. Timing for the third phase is still being decided, the agency said.