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Dear friends and customers,
The following is to inform you that CBP has determined that the pilot program for expanded hours of Hazmat processing has been a significant benefit to the trade community.
The extended days of the pilot program will be implemented on a permanent basis as follows:
Thursdays and Fridays:
6:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hazmat documents for review must be submitted on Wednesday prior to processing shipments:
6:00 AM - 12:00 PM
For more details, please refer to the attached PIN from CBP.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our offices.
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Good afternoon and happy Monday to everyone
Please note that Customs and Border Protection will observe Martin Luther King Jr ( Monday 16th, 2023) , with the following hours of operation:
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Please see attached holiday hours of operation.
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and our best wishes to you and your family for a healthy 2023
Eduardo “Lalo” Acosta
RL Jones San Diego
Dear friends and customers,
Please find below a listing of Federal Holidays for Calendar Year 2023.
| Date | Holiday |
| Monday, January 2 | New Year´s Day |
| Monday, January 16 | Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. |
| Monday, February 20 | Washington´s Birthday |
| Monday, May 29 | Memorial Day |
| Monday, June 19 | Juneteenth National Independence Day |
| Tuesday, July 4 | Independence Day |
| Monday, September 4 | Labor Day |
| Monday, October 9 | Columbus Day |
| Friday, November 10 | Veterans Day |
| Thursday, November 23 | Thanksgiving Day |
| Monday, December 25 | Christmas Day |
For more details, please refer to CSMS #54415485- Federal Holidays for Calendar Year 2023.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our offices.
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Dear friends and customers,
We would like to remind our Warehouse customers to please use the “Shipping Request” tool when requesting merchandise from their on-hand inventory. This tool embedded in our e-Warehouse system allows users to select control numbers and inventory quantities seamlessly avoiding potential miscommunication that might occur when requesting merchandise via phone, email or other means of communication. Also, this tool facilitates proper loading validation, avoiding potential errors that can translate into shipment errors and/or delays.
If you feel you need training on how to your this tool, please feel free to reach out to us at (760-357-3297) . We will be more than happy to assist.
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Dear Customers,
This is a Reminder for transportation carrier companies that transact with CBP's ACE systems to please pay the Annual SCAC Code Renewal fee for this year (2022) by Monday, December 5th, to the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) if you have not done so already.
The NMFTA SCAC Code Renewal web link is SCAC Renewal and Application Wizard (https://nmfta.org). If you have any questions about the renewal, please email customerservice@nmfta.org
SCAC codes not renewed for year 2022 by Monday, December 5th 5pm EST, will be deactivated by the NMFTA and no longer function by the next day, December 6th. The deadline for SCAC Code renewals every year is June 30th.
Please contact us at the following email if you have any questions: Compliance@rljones.com
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R.L. Jones Customhouse Brokers
Ph. 619 661-8182
Good Morning friends and customers. I hope you are off to a good start for you Thanksgiving week.
Attached you will see our port’s 2023 Holiday Schedule. Please mark next year’s calendar accordingly.
Stay safe this holiday season.
Eduardo "Lalo" Acosta
R.L. Jones San Diego
8830 Siempre Viva Rd. #100
San Diego, CA 92154
(619)661-8182 ext 1100
(619)661-8181 Fax
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Dear Customers,
U.S. Customs & Border Protection postponed this Region Alert until further notice while it works with impacted users to address their concerns. CBP is forming a working group to gather input from the trade community on this proposed change and to consider how to mitigate these concerns. Those interested in participating in this working group may contact CBP via email no later than November 10.
When deployed, the Region Alert will provide notification to importers of goods that may have been produced in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), which would be subject to UFLPA restrictions per H.R. 6256. When the manufacturer’s country is China (MID), the system will generate an error message for the user to transmit the postal code.
This enhancement includes electronic data interchange (EDI) impacts.
What will change for trade users?
Three new validations will be applied when:
- The People’s Republic of China (CN) is selected as a manufacturer’s country of origin for
Entry,
- CN is selected as a manufacturer’s country of origin when a Manufacturer Identification
Code (MID) is created, or
- An existing MID with Country of Origin ‘CN’ is updated.
The validations will be:
- Postal code will be a required field.
- Users will receive an error message if the postal code provided is not a valid Chinese
Postal code.
- Users will receive a warning message when a Uyghur region postal code has been
provided.
For additional information on the UFLPA, please visit: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/forcedlabor/UFLPA
Please contact us at the following email if you have any questions: Compliance@rljones.com
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R.L. Jones Customhouse Brokers
Ph. 619 661-8182
Good morning and Happy Thursday to everyone.
Please note that Customs and Border Protection will observe Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 24, 2022, with the following hours of operation:
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Good afternoon,
Please note that Monday is a Mexican holiday, Dia de la Revolucion, but in an effort to help the trade efficiently move cargo, Mexican customs WILL NOT be closing at 2 pm as previously announced. They will work normal hours as a pilot to see if this will prevent long lines and delays before and after a holiday. Please work with your supply chain partners to ensure that you take full advantage of this pilot program.
Have a great day.
Eduardo "Lalo" Acosta
R.L. Jones San Diego
8830 Siempre Viva Rd. #100
San Diego, CA 92154
(619)661-8182 ext 1100
(619)661-8181 Fax
Dear friends and customers,
U.S. Customs & Border Protection postponed this Region Alert until further notice while it works with impacted users to address their concerns. CBP is forming a working group to gather input from the trade community on this proposed change and to consider how to mitigate these concerns. Those interested in participating in this working group may contact CBP via email no later than November 10.
When deployed, the Region Alert will provide notification to importers of goods that may have been produced in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), which would be subject to UFLPA restrictions per H.R. 6256. When the manufacturer’s country is China (MID), the system will generate an error message for the user to transmit the postal code.
This enhancement includes electronic data interchange (EDI) impacts.
What will change for trade users?
Three new validations will be applied when:
• The People’s Republic of China (CN) is selected as a manufacturer’s country of origin for
Entry,
• CN is selected as a manufacturer’s country of origin when a Manufacturer Identification
Code (MID) is created, or
• An existing MID with Country of Origin ‘CN’ is updated.
The validations will be:
• Postal code will be a required field.
• Users will receive an error message if the postal code provided is not a valid Chinese
Postal code.
• Users will receive a warning message when a Uyghur region postal code has been
provided.
For additional information on the UFLPA, please visit: https://www.cbp.gov/trade/forcedlabor/UFLPA
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at the following email: compliance.clx@rljones.com
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Good afternoon and Happy Friday to everyone.
Please note that Customs and Border Protection will observe Veterans Day Friday, November 11, 2022, with the following hours of operation:
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Por medio del presente, se hace de su conocimiento que el día miércoles 02 de noviembre de 2022 se considera día inhábil para la Agencia Nacional de Aduanas de México (ANAM), por lo cual nos permitimos informar el horario de atención por parte de la Aduana de Tijuana.
Dear friends and customers,
The following is to remind you of the required treatment and compliance of wood packaging material (WPM) in accordance with the International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures in international trade. WPM is wood, or woody products (excluding paper products) used in supporting, protecting or carrying a commodity.
Please find below some examples of WPM:
- Bins
- Boxes
- Bracing
- Cable spools
- Cases
- Crates
- Dunnage
- Load boards
- Pallets
- Pallets collars
- Skids
WPM does not include:
- WPM made entirely from thin wood 6 mm or less in thickness
- WPM made wholly of processed wood material, por example:
- Plywood
- Particle board
- Sawdust
- Wood shaving
- Wood wool
- Oriented strand board or veneer that has been created using glue, heat, or pressure, or a combination thereof
Please find in the attached PIN from CBP more compliance of WPM details such as the valid IPPC logo.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our offices.
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Dear friends and customers:
As part of our Supply Chain Security Customer Education Program, attached please find our fourth quarterly C-TPAT notices. This edition relates to “Shipping”.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or comments.
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Good afternoon and Happy Monday to everyone.
Please note that Customs and Border Protection will observe Columbus Day, Monday, October 10, 2022, with the following hours of operation:
Dear friends and customers,
On October 1, the FDA will open its portal where food facilities must renew their food facility registrations. The window for renewal will run from October 1 until December 31. We encourage you to renew early to avoid any disruption in your shipments. All food facilities in your supply chains must submit a timely renewal. Failure to do so will cause product to be denied entry into the U.S.
This time, every registrant must have a DUNS number associated with the physical location of the food facility (a DUNS number for the corporate headquarters is not sufficient!). The FDA will no longer accept the use of “pending” in lieu of a valid DUNS number. You can apply for a DUNS number here.
A special warning: the name and contact information on the FDA food facility registration must exactly match the DUNS number contact information. If not, the registration may be cancelled. For example, if the FDA registration identifies “ABC Manufacturing” at “123 Main Street,” while the DUNS number info is listed as “ABC Manufacturing LLC” at 123 Main St.,” the registration will be denied. The two must be an exact match in every way.
We urge you to communicate immediately with food facilities in your supply chain, including the manufacturer or grower, the consolidator, the shipper and the Ultimate Consignee (“deliver to” party), to inform them that:
- The U.S. FDA Food Facility Registration must be renewed from October 1 to December 31. Instructions and the portal are here.
- A DUNS number associated with the physical location of the food facility must be provided. FDA will no longer offer flexibility. Without a valid DUNS number, the imported food shipment will not be allowed to enter the U.S. The DUNS number can be obtained here.
- The name and contact information on the FDA food facility registration must exactly match the DUNS number contact information. If not, the registration will be rejected. For example, if the FDA registration identifies “ABC Manufacturing” at “123 Main Street,” while the DUNS number info is listed as “ABC Manufacturing LLC” at 123 Main St.,” the registration will be denied. The two must be an exact match in every way.
See these helpful tips from the FDA and this Webinar for more information.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at the following email: compliance.clx@rljones.com
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Good morning PCC!
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh sent out a tweet early this morning: a tentative agreement has been reached, which means a rail strike has been averted.
"Following more than 20 consecutive hours of negotiations, the rail companies and union negotiators came to a tentative agreement that balances the needs of workers, businesses, and our nation’s economy."
This morning, talks concluded with the three remaining unions. President Biden thanked the unions and rail companies for reaching an agreement.
Peter
Peter Friedmann
Pacific Coast Council of Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Assoc. – The PCC
Washington, D.C.
office: 202-783-3333 cell: 202 329 7040
ourmanindc@federalrelations.com
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