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CBP Enforcement Ladder: Detention, Seizure and Penalty Explained
ACCESS INTEL →: CBP Enforcement Ladder: Detention, Seizure and Penalty ExplainedHow CBP enforcement escalates from exam to detention, seizure and penalty — and what the 2026 executive order and DOJ task force change for importers.
The US Franchised Its Forced-Labor Import Ban. Your UFLPA Program Won’t Travel.
ACCESS INTEL →: The US Franchised Its Forced-Labor Import Ban. Your UFLPA Program Won’t Travel.The US just taught 50+ countries to build forced-labor import bans — and priced the ones that did. Why your UFLPA rebuttal file won’t travel to the EU, Canada, or Mexico.
Nobody Applies to Be an Importer. You Just Become One.
ACCESS INTEL →: Nobody Applies to Be an Importer. You Just Become One.You can become an importer of record without ever agreeing to it. Learn how it happens, what CBP penalties apply, and the 5 steps to lock down now.
Read the Annex, Not the Headline
ACCESS INTEL →: Read the Annex, Not the HeadlineThe September 8 Section 338 proclamations don’t ban Canadian dairy, alcohol and vehicles the way the headlines say. What the annexes actually cover — the exact HTS lines, three deadlines (Sept 15/18/29), the warehouse play, and why USMCA won’t save you.
CBP Wants Your Supplier’s Export Declaration. Your Supplier Doesn’t Work For You.
ACCESS INTEL →: CBP Wants Your Supplier’s Export Declaration. Your Supplier Doesn’t Work For You.// FIELD BRIEFING // SUPPLY-CHAIN VISIBILITY CBP Wants Your Supplier’s Export Declaration. Your Supplier Doesn’t Work For You. The Heightened Import Disclosures ANPRM poses a data-acquisition problem, not a legal one — and the burden lands on the brokers and forwarders who have no leverage to solve it. By JAMES R. FERRY II, CCS, CES,…
The Box Mover
ACCESS INTEL →: The Box MoverVOL. 8 ☕ An Oasis of Laughter The Mover You Think I Do WHAT? Vol. 8 I Move Boxes Inspired by @Jeffrey Kennett Years ago, someone asked what I did for a living. The real answer is “supply chain and customs brokerage” — a phrase with all the erotic energy of a filing cabinet. So…
