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Dear Friends and Customers,
 
Below please find a listing of Federal Holidays for Calendar Year 2021. CBP schedules for each Holiday will be notified accordingly.
 

For more information please access the following link: CSMS #45157088 - 2021 Federal Holidays

If you have any questions please feel free to contact our offices.
 
Sincerely,

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Dear Friend and Customer,
 
Hoping you, your family, and colleagues are all doing well,

We ask you to send us the USMCA certifications of origin of your products that will apply for 2021, to our Import Department. Please send it to the following email: compliance.clx@rljones.com.

Also, indicate on your commercial US import invoice the word "Applies for USMCA" on items that qualify for this program.
 

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any comments or questions.

Sincerely,
Compliance Department

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Dear Friend and Customer,
 
Hoping you, your family, and colleagues are all doing well,

We just received information from SAT that today they will see the need to temporarily suspend the Joint Inspection Program(SAT-CBP) in the Mexicali Port, by virtue of the fact that they are short of personnel, since they have enough people in the guard that were COVID positive.
 
The foregoing, is in order to safeguard the health of the staff SAT & CBP and prevent new infections.
 
Administracion Tributaria de Mexicali (SAT) said that the issue has already been agreed with CBP staff.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any comments or questions.
Compliance.clx@rljones.com

Sincerely,
Compliance Department

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Dear Friends and Customers,
 
Please be aware that we have been notified of several monetary penalties for rejected shipments issued by the CBP Agriculture Department for not complying with the 7 CFR 319.40 on marking and/or the lack of treatment in wood packaging.
 
Below are some of the reasons for penalties generated by CBP/AQI local port.

• Not properly treated/fumigated
• Not legible marked/stamp
• Using fake or unauthorized mark/stamp

Please keep in mind that one single untreated pallet or illegible mark may cause your whole shipment to be rejected and returned to Mexico. We remind you that according to the regulations already established by APHIS / USDA there is zero tolerance or exceptions on marking or untreated wooden pallets.
 
Below please find  useful links and attached recommendations, suggestions and the CSMS, which were generated during joint CBP/PPQ/industry WPM outreach panel discussions by members of the import community:

https://www.ippc.int/en/publications/640/ 
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/import-information/wood-packaging-material 
 
CSMS# 17-000612 - UPDATED WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL PENALTY GUIDANCE


Feel free to contact us for any questions or comments. 
Compliance.clx@rljones.com

Sincerely,

RL Jones

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Dear Friends and Customers,
 
Attached please find a brief summary of Calexico CBP/SAT Working Group-Binational Meeting held on Thursday October 10th, 2019. 

We highly encourage you to participate in these meetings since they allow you to share any challenges or situations affecting your Imports and/or Exports. They are scheduled every 3 months and are held typically the 3rd Thursday of the month from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Next meeting has been tentatively scheduled for January 09th, 2020. We will notify you in advance once the date is confirmed.
 
Sincerely,

RL Jones

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