June 19, 2019, Educational Event:
Please stay tuned!  Details to soon follow regarding a substative presentation by Terry Cummings and Anna-Marie Porter of Roanoke Trade Services. 

 

Customs & Border Protection Telephone Lines 
There are no additional phone lines, other than the ones on the information notice (510-271-8907 and 8922), to include on your blast to your members.  If your members call and do not get an answer, please have them leave a voicemail.  Officers and Ag Specialists will regularly check the voicemails and someone will respond during the day.  Since the lines are a single extension, they may be better served by sending their inquiries to the email inboxes for the sections they have questions for. 
 
OAK-IN-BOND@CBP.DHS.GOV
OAK-TRADE@CBP.DHS.GOV
OAK-DAU@CBP.DHS.GOV
OAKAGDAU@cbp.dhs.gov

• P.A.E.I - Professional Association of Exporters and Importers
• www.paei.org.

• OWIT NC - Organization of Women in International Trade Check website for updates
• Monterey Bay International Trade Association (MBITA) - Monterey Bay International Trade Association
  Check Website for updates
• Norcal W.T.C. - The Northern CaliforniaWorld Trade Center
  Check Website for updates
• PTA. - Pacific Transportation Association Check Website for updates

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Important News
By Evey Hwang / CBFANC Ocean Committee
 
Port of Oakland CES Situation:  Per Info Notice 728-19-06 dated April 26, 2019, SFO Customs notified all CES exams are to be conducted at PCC Logistics.  As noted on the notice, CBP contact numbers are:
            ATU: 510-271-8900 ext. 2006, or option #7
            Trade: 510-318-7020, option #1
            CBP Agriculture: 510-271-8907
 
On April 26^th, CBFANC Customs and Ocean Committee met with PCC Logistics for coordinating info and to refresh contact details.   As with last July when PCC became secondary CES, we appreciate PCC’s continued commitment to accommodate CES services.  In the past, CBFANC expressed community concerns about turnaround times and billing.  Especially now that they will be handling the additional volume, we have tasked PCC to further streamline and continue to improve their processes: 
 

• Exam times: PCC will be working with Customs to support extended operation hours especially during the transition.  CBP are also committed to multiple seal checks daily.     
• Contact list:  PCC welcomed our suggestion to provide additional contact emails to streamline communications.  We are pleased to include below. Additional contact information will be sent as a special email to all CBFANC members.
• Truck D.O. Assignment:  Aside from drayage for CES exam, PCC will necessarily require a delivery order for Trade or CBP Agriculture exams.
• Freight release/payments:  PCC takes PayCargo and credit card.  Check copy with overnight bill option may be requested.  With the additional contacts, PCC is committed to expediting freight release. 

 
During this transition period, we ask for the community understanding and consideration for the additional volume undertaken by PCC Logistics.   CBFANC welcomes your feedback and will continue to provide support to successful CES operations at the Port of Oakland.   Below find information on PCC Logistics CES exam site.  Additional updates will be forthcoming. 
 
CENTRALIZED EXAMINATION STATION (Z910)
PCC Logistics serves the Port of Oakland for all CES examinations for Trade, CET, CBP Agriculture, and FDA examinations in the heavyweight corridor, and is also CFS.
PCC Logistics CFS/CES (Z910)
2498 West 16th Street Building 803, Oakland, CA 94607
Office Hours: 7:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Friday
CES office phone number: (510) 663-5000
CESEXAMS@PCC.CC
 
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Bobac CES:  CBFANC wishes to express heartfelt appreciation for their dedication and support these many years to our trade community. 
CBFANC Ocean Committee welcomes your suggestions and comments at info@cbfanc.org
 

CBFANC DELEGATION IN WASHINGTON D.C. Pictured above is the 2910 CBFANC delegation to the PCC Mission in Washington DC: Legislative Chairwoman Felicia Addison, CBFANC President Chris Ramos, Brenda Custer-Espeleta, Evey Hwang, Raymond Hong, Peter Gong, John Sun Wook Lee, and Sarah Stroth. CBFANC President Chris Ramos led the CBFANC delegation to the PCC Mission in DC, where our fellow brokers and forwarders met with top leadership of CBP, FDA, the FMC and others.  Also, our delegation spent an entire day making calls on The Hill and speaking with our members of Congress, conveying our concerns about the critical issues facing our industry. Over 40 members of the 5 local associations of the PCC - Pacific Coast Council of Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders attended the Mission this year. Be sure to read the reports submitted by Brenda Custer-Espeleta, Raymond Hong, and Sun Wook Lee.  These reports provide an insider's view of the extremely busy days the CBFANC delegation had during this year's PCC Mission to DC.

Representative Jackie Speier met with the CBFANC delegation on April 2nd.  We wish to convey our thanks to Representative Speier for her interest in the issues facing our industry.
Pictured above:  Peter Friedmann aka Our Man in DC, Peter Gong, Chris Ramos, Representative Speier, Sun Wook Lee, Raymond Hong, Evey Hwang, Brenda Custer-Espeleta, and Felicia Addison.

 

Please read the following three reports about the PCC Mission to Washington D.C.  The reports provide multiple perspectives and insight to the events and meetings with members of Congress, CBP leadership, FMC Commissioners, and others.

 
Every month we will feature a profile of one or two members from the CBFANC Board of Directors and Officers.  They will be asked to respond to a list of questions.  Our "targets" this issue are CBFANC Board Members  Peter Gong of  Great Way Trading, and Felicia Addison  of International Freight Services.  Their answers provide examples of the diversity and lives of the people who work in our industry. 

 

GOLF ANYONE?   Stay tuned as the CBFANC Golf Committee is working on a revival of our annual tournament.  The venue and date will be set soon, so look for more information on this in the coming months.  Thank you!

CBFANC is pleased to advise our readers that the SFO Airline Guide has been updated and the new iteration is posted under Links on our website.  This is an extensive and useful list of carriers and cargo handling facilities at SFO.  Many thanks to Chris Kammer, CBFANC Airport  Committee chairman, pictured below, for providing the updates.

What is the value of the Port of Oakland to the economy of California and the USA?  Many industries and jobs depend on the cargo that flows through the port.  Read Peter Friedmann's letter to the Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners for details.