Proposed Rule Would Increase Reporting Requirements For Carriers And Importers

Rule aims to enhance U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection's ability to prevent terrorist weapons from being transported to the United States.

On January 2, 2008, the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a proposed rule that would require electronic submission of additional security information by carriers and importers before bringing cargo into the United States by vessel. The rule, implementing the requirements of the Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act of 2006, would require the submission of 10 new types of information by importers and two new types of information by carriers for the purpose of enhancing CBP's ability to prevent terrorist weapons from being transported to the United States.