The INCO Terms seminar has been re-scheduled for Dec 23,2020.  The speaker will be Tom Gould of Flexport Inc.  Please watch for registration information which is will be issued soon.

• 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
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• PTA. - Pacific Transportation Association Check Website for updates

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Over 80 people attended the annual CBFANC Holiday party, which was held on December 12, 2019, at the SFO Hilton in Burlingame, CA.  The CBFANC election results were announced.  The new board members are SW Lee, Sandra Alvarez and Michael Baekboel.


Above, SW Lee acknowledges the applause as his election to the CFBANC Board of Directors is announced.


Pictured above are CBFANC Board and officers:  Peter Gong, Great Way Trading; SW Lee, SW Logistics; Felicia Addison, Savino Del Benne USA Inc; Chris Ramos, KSI Corp; Jack Hubbard, TLR; Chris Garcez, TLR; Evey Hwang, AC Customs Brokerage; Chris Kammer, Access Supply Chain Service; Michael Baekboel, Flexport LLC.







 

Please use the below link to the notice in the Federal Register announcing the new dates of April 1st and October 8th for the 2020 CHB exams.

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-12-27/pdf/2019-27956.pdf

 

Keith Hwang, Instructor CHB January 2020 Broker Exam Prep Course

Classes Start: Jan 4, 2020 - Registration Deadline:  January 2, 2020

The in-person class will take place at 139 Mitchell Avenue, South San Francisco and will include updated technology to facilitate preparation for the computerized CBLE.  Anyone interested in learning more about this course should contact Keith Hwang directly at keith@secondjune.com (650) 224-6680 and/or visit the following webpage: https://customsbuddy.moodlecloud.com.

Officer Steve Baxter, Assistant Port Commissioner (above), recently spoke at the Propellor Club Luncheon on November 7th.  Q&A after his presentation featured some discussion about the CBP mission at the southern border and the challenges they have faced this year.

We wish to extend our thanks to the men and women of CBP who provided humanitarian aid to the many thousands that flooded our southern border this year.  Many CBP officers provided toiletries, clothing and other articles that they purchased out of their own pockets.  These charitable actions by CBP officers--in tandem with their mission to secure our border--truly put forth "one face at the border" that reflects the compassion and generosity of our great nation. For that we are truly grateful.

Happy New Year to all!

 

Cargo Systems Messaging Service CSMS #41144493 - ACE Update to 9903.88.05 expected 1/2/2020 On December 28 2018, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) granted an initial set of exclusion requests, which were scheduled to expire on December 28, 2019 (see 83 FR 67463).  On December 23, 2019, the USTR published a notice to extend for 12 months certain product exclusions covered by the December 28, 2018 notice (see 84 FR 70616).  ACE validations have not yet been updated to recognize the extended date for 9903.88.05.  CBP expects the update to be soon after 1/2/2020 and will provide an update when programming is complete and ready to accept transmission of HTS 9903.88.05 on entries with entry dates beyond 12/28/2019.

Editor's note: Well, I managed to publish this picture in all 2019 editions of InfoExpeditor.  And, here it is again!   It shows some of the best and brightest in our industry as they pay a call on one of the most respected members of Congress, Rep. Jackie Speier.  Cheers!
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.