Port Check has announced the delay of the CTF due to regulatory issues which need to be resolved. We will keep you advised.

The ‘Clean Trucks Tariff’ will be implemented by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. All Marine Terminal Operators will have to collect a Clean Trucks Fee on containers that move through the terminals. The fee will then be used to assist the ports in paying for emission reduction programs to ultimately reduce air pollution from operations at the ports.

For FCL the fee will be applied to all containers with bills of lading showing port of loading or port of discharge as CY Los Angeles or Long Beach. The fee will also be applicable to all local door moves via either port for both import and export. For LCL, it will be applied on all cargo with bills of lading showing place of receipt or place of delivery as CFS Los Angeles or Long Beach.

Customs and Border Protection’s long-awaited importer security filing rule is likely to be published by the end of November, officials said. The rule reached a major milestone Nov. 6 when the White House Office of Management and Budget approved it. Now it goes to Capitol Hill for a 15-day review period by congressional committees. If lawmakers do not request revisions, the final rule should be ready for publication in the Federal Register.The approval by OMB came “consistent with changes,” but the final rule should contain no surprises, according to Customs officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the approval process has not been completed. Congressional concerns reportedly center on the economic effect of introducing a major new regulation during a recession. Congressional review of security regulations stems from a provision in the Trade Act of 2002. The same law gave Customs the authority to require cargo manifest data in advance of the arrival of goods, so it can be screened. The filing rule, popularly known as 10+2, will require importers and ocean carriers to provide 12 additional data elements that do not appear on the manifest. During the agency’s annual trade symposium last in October, Deputy Commissioner Jayson Ahern said that the 10+2 data was fundamental to Customs’ supply-chain security strategy.

If your goods are subject to current Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regulations, generally requiring that products conform with safety standards or regulations, there are additional procedures that you must meet. As a result of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which became law Aug. 14, there are new declarations and documentation required for goods subject to the Act. On that date manufacturers and importers must certify in writing that products being imported for warehousing and/or consumption in the U.S. conform to the rules, bans, regulations or standards administered by the CPSC. This requirement applies to nearly all categories of consumer goods, including fabrics, wearing apparel, toys, jewelry, sporting goods, refrigerators, furniture, hazardous materials, lighters, and child sleep wear, among other items that are currently regulated.