BUS.258 Customs Broker Services and Regulations

Course Content: 

• Overview of U.S. Import Process

• Key Players: Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Importers, Customs Brokers

  • Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

  • Importer

  • Customs Brokers

• What Can Be Imported Into the U.S.? Admissibility, Prohibited and Restricted Goods

  • Basic Customs Clearance & Operational Procedures

  • Prohibited Types of Goods & items detained from arriving travelers

  • Goods Subject to U.S. Import Restrictions

• Relationship of Customs Broker to Importer, Fees and Charges to Importer

  • Customs Broker Services & Sources of Income

  • Relationship of Customs Broker to Importer

  • Broker Fees and Charges to Importer

• Customs Broker Role in Cargo Transportation Process

  • Import Shipment Arrival Notice

  • Arranging Delivery or On-Carriage ("Re-forwarding" of Cleared Goods)

  • Broker Advancing Funds; Concerns and Fees for this Service

• Services Beyond Traditional "Customs Brokerage"

  • Customs Brokerage as Part of Supply Chain Logistics

  • Customs Brokers as Part of  Integrated Logistics

  • Customs Broker Involvement in Inbound Cargo Transportation

• Communicating with Importers, Customs and Government Officials, Transportation Carriers

  • A Customs Broker's Relationship with an Importer

  • A Customs Broker's Relationship with CBP (Customs)

  • A Customs Broker's Relationships with Transportation Carriers

• Pre-Importation Responsibilities; Starting a Customs Broker Transaction

  • Basic Rule Concerning All Cargo Entering U.S. Territory

  • Starting a Customs Broker Transaction

  • Initial Determination of Transaction Requirements

• Intro to Customs "Entries" by Types: "Formal" vs. "Informal”, Consumption, Warehouse, FTZ, Transportation, In-Transit, Temporary Entry

  • Working with "Customs Entries"

  • Types of Customs "Entries" (by Procedural Formality)

  • Types of Customs "Entries" (By Disposition of Goods)

• Automated Broker Interface (ABI)

  • The Almost Universal U. S. Customs Entry System

  • ABI Functionality

  • ABI Filer Software

• Customs Broker Supervision Requirements; Typical Customs Broker Work Groups

  • Typical Custom Brokerage Organization and Job Responsibilities

  • Typical Customs Broker Work Group Organization

  • Integrated vs. Parallel Transaction Processing

• Overview of Customs Release Requirements and Process

  • Importer Customs Entry Information

  • Import Transportation Information Requirements

  • How to Obtain Needed Transportation Information

• Type of Customs Entry to Use Based on Situation—Decision Tree Exercises

  • The Customs Entry and Release Process

  • Decision Tree for Type of Customs Entry to Prepare

Please direct questions about this program to:

Graciela Phelps

CITD - Logistics Program Director

Bay Area Center for International Trade Development

Skyline College

3300 College Drive, Bldg. 5

San Bruno, CA 94066

Phone:  (650) 738-7098

Fax:     (650) 738-7090

phelps@bayareacitd.com

www.bayarealogistics.org

www.skylinecollege.edu