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Dear friends and customers,

The following is to inform you that CBP will implement a 60-day pilot program dedicating an additional soutbound gate for the processing of empty conveyances.
Effective immediately, CBP will open an additional southbound gate from Monday to Friday between the hours of 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. The pilot program, concludes March 17, 2023.

There will be no changes to other previously approved hours of operation.

For more details, please refer to the attached PIN from CBP.
If you have more questions, please feel free to contact our offices.

Sincerely,

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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.

Sincerely,

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Dear friends and customers,

Please find below a listing of Federal Holidays for Calendar Year 2023.

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.

Sincerely,

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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.

Sincerely,

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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

Sincerely,

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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.

Sincerely,

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