CBP exploring ‘known shipper’ e-commerce concept

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is exploring a sort of “known shipper” approach for according trade-processing benefits to e-commerce “partners in compliance” as well as for holding transacting parties accountable for low-value shipment violations, CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said Tuesday during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Sixth Annual Global Supply Chain Summit.

“We want to explore trade benefit incentives in the e-commerce marketplace, not unlike the voluntary Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism [CTPAT] approach,” he said. “That way, we can focus on noncompliant trade while offering processing benefits to compliant importers. This kind of known shipper program could be a win-win for CBP and stakeholders in the e-commerce arena.”...

The full article is available on the American Shipper website.