CASAS International Brokerage, Inc.Presentation for the WMTA

Current Issues & Updates from U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Agenda

•Port Traffic•New CBP Officers•Narcotics Issues•OGAs•ACE

Port Traffic SummaryCivilian – Passenger Traffic Commercial – Cargo Traffic

• 2013: 65.5 million passengers • 2014: 5% increase from last year

to date• 19% of all travelers crossing

through the United States ports cross here

• Issues with SENTRI at San Ysidro crossing due to construction and lack of open lanes

• 2013: 1.1 million trucks, $39.4B• 2014: 3% increase from last year

to date in volume, 7% increase from last year to date in value

• Seeing a 7% increase in entry releases from last year to date

• Cargo inspections remain equal to last year

• Growth seen in:▫ Calexico ▫ Tecate ▫ Port of San Diego

New CBP Officers & Asst. Port Director

•2,000 New Officers ▫Otay Cargo will get 55 new officers. New positions,

not all backfill.▫New officers will be coming in within the next 2 fiscal

years.

•New Assistant Port Director: Celia Lozano

Narcotics

• Last year over 100 tons of narcotics seized in Southern California ports.

• Increase in seizures of hard narcotics in tractors and trailers, not in actual merchandise.

• Increase in seizures of narcotics crossed via the SENTRI lane.

•Decrease in marijuana seizures overall, but issues remain with bulk crossings.

•Hesitance to increase TRUST in Trusted Trader program.

Other Government Agencies

• Issues with FDA ▫Lack of transparency▫Lack of communication▫Long wait time for inspections

• Suggest getting IORs to setup their ACE Portal Accounts• File Entries and Play with Reports• Resources:▫CBP ACE Online▫NCBFAA NEI YouTube Channel

Automated Commercial Environment

Summary

•Traffic: General increases overall•Officers: New officers, new jobs•Narcotics: Need to secure our supply

chains•OGAs: Push for efficiency•ACE: Get Ready!

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