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SERVICES:
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Where
can I learn about local CBP services?
Can I clear my private plane
through CBP in Sioux Falls?
Where
can I locate CBP on the internet?
What are the Country of Origin Marking
requirements?
Where can I find CBP forms & publications?
What
is duty Drawback?
Where can I find CBP rulings & regulations?
What is CBP' Mission?
CBP information is also found
under these SERVICES:
CBP Broker, Foreign-Trade
Zone, Import Assistance, Trucking, Warehousing.
Where
can I learn about local CBP services?
The Port director's name, phone, fax, hours,
location, and additional details are outlined in the Port
Directory - CBP.
Can I clear
my private plane through CBP in Sioux Falls?
Yes. The Sioux Falls Regional Airport is a Landing Rights Airport. Visit aircraft
entry to learn how.
Where
can I locate CBP on the Internet?
This is CBP home page
What
are the Country of Origin Marking requirements?
According to this site:
Every article of foreign origin entering the United States must be legibly
marked with the English name of the country of origin unless an exception from
marking is provided for in the law.
In order to clearly communicate
to your foreign supplier what is required, it makes sense to
learn the CBP requirements. This site is an excellent place
to start and then you can contact the local CBP port director
for additional clarifications.
Where
can I find CBP forms & publications?
This site outlines what forms and publications are available
and how to order them via phone, fax, or e-mail. you may also
contact the local CBP office in the Directory
- CBP
What
is duty Drawback?
It is a duty refund on certain exports. To learn more,
visit this link.
Where
can I find CBP rulings & regulations?
This site makes it easy to locate ruling letters, CBP
regulations, the US Court of international Trade Reports, the
CBP Compendium of Laws, and more.
What
is CBP's Mission? - As defined
by CBP:
The CBP ensures that all
imports and exports comply with U.S. laws and regulations.
The Service collects and protects the revenue, guards against
smuggling, and is responsible for the following:
- Assessing and collecting CBP
duties, excise taxes, fees and penalties due on imported
merchandise.
- Interdicting and seizing contraband,
including narcotics and illegal drugs.
- Processing persons, baggage,
cargo and mail, and administering certain navigation laws.
- Detecting and apprehending
persons engaged in fraudulent practices designed to circumvent
CBP and related laws.
- Protecting American business
and labor and intellectual property rights by enforcing
U.S. laws intended to prevent illegal trade practices,
including provisions related to quotas and the marking
of imported merchandise; the Anti-Dumping Act; and, by
providing CBP Recordations for copyrights, patents and
trademarks.
- Protecting the general welfare
and security of the United States by enforcing import and
export restrictions and prohibitions, including the export
of critical technology used to develop weapons of mass
destruction, and money laundering.
- Collecting accurate import
and export data for compilation of international trade
statistics.
Today, in addition to its own
laws, CBP enforces well over 400 other provisions of law
for at least 60 agencies. A number of these statutes are
quality of life issues that relate to the environment, such
as motor vehicle safety and emission controls, water pollution
standards, pesticide controls, freon smuggling and the protection
of endangered wildlife. Other laws safeguard American agriculture,
business and public health, and consumer safety.
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