16 posts tagged with “customs-compliance”

A new White House executive order is raising the bar for importer-of-record accountability — requiring more identity data, higher bond coverage, and stricter documentation. Freight forwarders and logistics teams need to shift from a 'filing' mindset to an 'evidence' mindset.

Tariff refund processing is moving from portal submission to finance workflow, forcing logistics teams to connect customs entries, documents, claims, and cash timing.

Mexico’s June 1 MVE enforcement deadline shifts customs value declaration risk onto importers. Forwarders need cleaner document workflows, exception control, and audit trails.

Agentic AI can rebook freight and automate customs filings, but only if shippers fix classification governance, broker handoffs, and audit trails first.

CBP is expanding a product authentication program from JFK to more U.S. ports, giving customs officers mobile tools to verify suspect goods in real time as counterfeit imports keep rising.

As tariff pressure rises in 2026, the First Sale rule is giving some importers a legal way to lower duty exposure, but only if their documentation and governance are airtight.