1651-AB17 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1651 U.S. Customs and Border Protection USCBP 1600 Department of Homeland Security DHS Customs Broker Identification of Importers

This document proposes to amend the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations by requiring customs brokers to verify that the identity of the importers and non-resident importers in accordance with section 116 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (TFTEA) of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-125). The proposed regulations create an identification process for customs brokers to follow that occurs contemporaneously with the power of attorney that customs brokers obtain from importers.  The proposed regulations aim to prevent fraud, to guarantee that all customs brokers perform due diligence to verify importers’ identities, and to standardize how customs brokers verify new clients.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Not subject to, not significant 19 CFR 111 Not Yet Determined No NPRM 12/00/2018 Undetermined None No No No Julia Peterson Chief, Broker Management Branch 1651 U.S. Customs and Border Protection USCBP 202 863-6601 julia.peterson@cbp.dhs.gov 1400 L Street NW, Washington DC 20229