Customs Services & Solutions Inc

US Customs & Border Protection has announced  that due to a recent Presidential Proclamation, Argentina will lose their GSP eligibility effective May 28, 2012. The loss of GSP benefits will mean many goods of Argentina origin that were entering the U.S. duty free will now be subject to full duties. This could have a significant impact for importers of these goods.

If you import commodities from Argentina please feel free to contact Steve Fodor in our office for further information or assistance. Please contact Steve Fodor at steve@cssbrokers.com or call 678-426-5930.

US Customs & Border Protection has announced they will be opening their third and fourth “Centers of Excellence and Expertise” (CEE) in the very near future. With the addition of these two new CEE, Customs will have the following CEE offices in operation:

• Long Beach, CA – Consumer Electronics CEE
• New York, NY – Pharmaceuticals CEE
• Detroit, MI – Automobile and Aerospace CEE
• Houston, TX – Petroleum, Natural Gas and Minerals CEE

U.S. Customs requires all customs brokers to provide the following notice to our customers annually:

“If you are the importer of record, payment to the broker will not relieve you of liability for customs charges (duties, taxes, or other debts owed CBP) in the event the charges are not paid by the broker. Therefore, if you pay by check, customs charges may be paid with a separate check payable to the “U.S. Customs and Border Protection” which will be delivered to CBP by the broker.”

Any customer who wishes to make duty payments directly to US CBP must advise us in advance so this procedure can be set up and so that the timely payment of duty can be ensured.

Customs Services & Solutions is ready to assist you in all your international shipping needs. Please contact Steve Fodor at steve@cssbrokers.com or call 770-852-6829, ext. 100 if you have any questions.

Business relationships are built on trust; do you trust your customs broker to look out for your company’s best interests and do you believe they have the expertise and ability to meet your specific needs? Without a reliable customs brokers you are at risk of paying too much and not receiving the level of service you need.

Customs Services & Solutions strives to fully understand our customers’ specific needs and then to design a customs brokerage strategy that best meets their needs. Every customer is treated as an individual since every company has different needs when it comes to customs brokerage and international transportation services.

We have built our company by focusing on providing the best service possible. We believe in the Golden Rule; that we do for our customers as we want others to do for us. Excellence in service is not just a catchy phrase, it is the goal we seek to achieve 100% of the time.

We want to be your partner in customs brokerage and international transportation! Please click on the links on this page to learn more about our company and our services. You may also feel free to contact me for further information or for assistance. My phone number is 678-426-5930 or email me at steve@cssbrokers.com.

We look forward to serving you.

Steve Fodor, President

Though there is no news release yet, it appears that Customs is getting closer to moving the ISF program into full compliance mode. Once this occurs importers could be subject to penalties of up to $5,000 per shipment for failure to file ISF on time. Now is a critical time for all importers to review their ISF filing program to ensure it is compliant.

Customs Services & Solutions is ready to assist you in the process. Please contact Steve Fodor at steve@cssbrokers.com or call 770-852-6829, ext. 100.