What does AMPS mean to you? If you are importer and exporter of goods into Canada, it’s in your best interest to know what AMPS are. Administrative Monetary Penalty System(AMPS) are monetary penalties issued by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) to ensure customs compliance. Both imports and exports of goods are subject to AMPS. ...
In the event of a shutdown of the U. S. government, it is our understanding that while certain personnel may be furloughed, the functions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would not be affected. It does appear as though most agencies have been taking the necessary steps to assure that the shutdown happens in ...
U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had originally sought to begin enforcing the requirement for manifest and entry of instruments of international traffic (IIT’s) with residue on September 16, 2009. This was based on Headquarters ruling H026715, which modifies an earlier ruling, to no longer allow containers imported with residual chemicals to be entered ...
Residual waste materials are anything that is left in the bottom or inside any instrument of international traffic such as tankers, drums and containers to name a few. It’s very difficult to determine if an instrument of traffic is indeed empty because it is common that a minimal amount of residual material would remain. ...
