Midland Park, NJ – March 4, 2008 – Amid an industry that rushes to comply with increasing CBP (Customs and Border Protection) regulations, IES, Ltd., a leading provider of supply chain software, has announced its formal compliance with the eventual implementation of the 10+2 Rule.
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It's just a matter of when the regulation will become final since For IES, 10+2 is essentially a done deal. Instead of "taking a reactionary approach," IES views the upcoming regulation as an opportunity to decrease costs and overall cycle-time for its customers. while at the same time reducing errors and keystrokes within supply chain management.
The industry has been aware of the 10+2 Rule for quite some time and has been informed that the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection would require importers and carriers to supply additional fields not found on a ship's manifest. Companies that provide freight transportation software to the customs broker, forwarding and non-vessel-operating common carrier industries plan to have ready-for-use applications within their software programs by the time U.S. Customs and Border Protection implements its "10+2" rulemaking this spring.
"We've been watching 10+2 for a long time," said Kevin Gavin, Vice President of Supply Chain Management in an interview with Chris Gillis, of American Shipper. "We try to be one of the first ones out of the gate."
The proposed 10+2 rulemaking, which was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 2, will require 10 sets of data from importers or their agents 24 hours prior to vessel departure and two sets of data from ocean carriers.
CBP seeks the 10+2 information to enhance targeting of inbound containers for inspections as a means of protecting against terrorist smuggling of weapons of mass destruction for a strike against the United States. The security filing was required by Congress in the 2006 SAFE Port Act. CBP has said it will phase in enforcement of the rule over 12 months following a final regulation. The deadline to submit comments on the preliminary regulation has recently been extended.
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Regina Storey
Marketing Director
IES, Ltd.
Direct: +1.201.639.5030
rstorey@iesltd.com
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