Customs Broker Verification of an Importer's Identity

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• Document number: 2019-17179
• Type: Proposed Rule
• Published: August 14, 2019
• Comments close: October 15, 2019
• Agency: Homeland Security Department; U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Official abstract

This rule proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to require customs brokers to collect certain information from importers to enable the customs brokers to verify the identity of importers, including nonresident importers. CBP proposes these amendments, pursuant to section 116 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA), which directs CBP to promulgate regulations to require brokers to verify the identity of the importers who are their clients.

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