CBP ISF Trade Outreach is Overseas

In an interview on Friday, Mike Laden announced that the Importer Security Filing CBP Trade Outreach Program will be overseas this week presenting in Germany. This is very exciting for TRG Direct as we have also launched our own series of webinars for overseas vendors.

This is just another wake up call for US Importers that have not yet begun to file their ISF. This is happening. CBP is spending a lot of time and resources to make sure this will go into effect in January so if you have not started to file or are unaware of your compliance thus far, give us a call and we will point you in the right direction, 800-685-6082.

TRG Direct President to Present at CBP Trade Symposium

Mike Laden of TRG Direct will presenting at this year's US Customs's Trade Symposium in Importer Security Filing. Mike has been spending a lot of time over the past few months providing his knowledge to the Trade on ISF during CBP's trade outreach program.

Mike's involvement speaks volumes on TRG Direct's knowledge of ISF and CBP's respect for the President of the company. Mike presents as a ISF software solution provider. Other speakers include a self-filing importer and a Customs broker or Carrier.

For more information on CBP's Trade Symposium visit www.cbp.gov.

ISF Customs Bond FAQs from CBP

U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently released an updated list of FAQs on their website. You can download a copy of the FAQs here.

Within the FAQs is information on the Customs bond that will need to guarantee the importer security filing. In most cases the importer will have a continuous customs bond already on file and not need to engage in the more complicated ISF bond.

ISF Direct Filing Customer Service Blog with Jamie Dinan

Jamie Dinan has been running a fabulous blog for our direct filing customers. The blog is dedicated to ISF FAQs and updates. Jamie is a very talented writter and extremely knowledgeable on Importer Security Filing and self-filing.

Here is the link to the blog: http://isfsoftware.wordpress.com/

This is a great resource for customers as well as those importers who are looking into direct filing as a solution for ISF. TRG Direct is completely web-based and requires no start-up fee for filing your ISF. Check out Jamie's blog and let us know if you are interested in a demonstration.

10+2 Will be a Topic of Discussion at COAC Meeting

The Advisory Committee on Commercial Operations of U.S. Customsand Border Protection (COAC) will meet on November 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. Themeeting will be open to the public.DATES: COAC will meet Wednesday, November 4, 2009 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pleasenote that the meeting may close early if the committee completes its business. If youplan on attending, please register either online athttp://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/trade_outreach/coac/, or by e-mail totradeevents@dhs.gov by close-of-business on Friday, October 30, 2009.

CBP Trade Symposium with Host Session on ISF

This years CBP Trade Symposium will include Importer Security Filing. The sessions are available both online and onsite. TRG will have representatives at the Symposium as well as broadcasting certain sessions at our Bozeman office.
Other topics include:
Modernization
Trade Policy
Intellectual Property Rights
Importer Security Filing
North American Border Issues
Port Operations
Automated Commercial Environment
Importer Self Assessment
Business Resumption Planning
C-TPAT
Interagency Collaboration
The Rulings Process

The onsite registration is available, online registration will be available soon. To keep an eye on registration visit CBP's website.

Begin Filing Your ISF Today

We are getting so close to the Jan 26th deadline. As D-Day approaches importers are scrambling to find their compliance solutions. Many importers began filing by using their broker. They said, "I don't have time to deal with this, you deal with it". Now as they begin to review their report card and find that even though their broker is filing, they still are not compliant.



HELP! Frantically importers are looking to other options, some think it is too late to learn how to file in-house, but they are wrong. We have about 3 months to get you up and running and compliant. Let's start today. Atalanta, a direct filer of ISF and customs entries through TRG Direct is 99% compliant after filing ISF in-house after 3 months. It is doable. The most important thing is that CBP sees that you are taking the right steps toward compliance.



Call us today, we can help. 800-685-6082

First Vendor Webinar a Success

Last night at 8pm CT we hosted our first ISF vendor compliance webinar. Only about 20% of those who registered for the webinar actually attended, but those who attended participated greatly. We have many great questions and these vendors are taking charge to make filing the ISF on time a reality for their customers.

The webinar was hosted in English, with a Mandarin translation. This same webinar will be posted on our website and sent to those individuals who were unable to attend. This same webinar will be hosted again in 2 weeks.

Next week, we will host our second ISF vendor compliance webinar only the time zone will be changed to include vendors in Europe. Along with the ppts translated into various languages we are also providing templates for the vendors to use which highlights what information needs to be given to the US importer and at which date.

We are very pleased with this first webinar. Thanks to those who attended.