The below/attached Southern Currents announces the operating hours for the various CBP offices on Wednesday, December 5. Southern Currents 19-003 Office Closure Dec 5 2018.pdf SUBJECT: Wednesday December 5, 2018 – National Day of Mourning for President George H. Bush…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-035.pdf SUBJECT: Crewmen – Detention Prior to Examination CBP has recently encountered instances where all crewmen on board vessels arriving in the United States were not onboard at the time of inspection. This Southern Currents serves as a…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-003.pdf SUBJECT: Blanket Delay in Departure Due to Tropical Storm Gordon Blanket Delay in Departure: The CBP Area Port Director has approved a blanket Delay in Departure for those vessels unable to depart the lower Mississippi River due to high seas…
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USCG Procedures for Vessels that Depart the LMR at SWP and Re-Enters Background. The USCG Sector New Orleans Port State Control Vetted List specifies which vessels are: Cleared to Enter Not Cleared to Enter Not Cleared to Depart…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-032.pdf SUBJECT LIMITED: Trade Community Parking Spots in Front of the New Orleans Customhouse On Monday June 25, 2018the parking spots reserved for Trade Partners in front of the U.S. Customhouse at 423 Canal Street will be limited due to…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-031.pdf CBP has released a Southern Currents describing the requirement for FIRMS Code for “in-bond” shipments. (In Bond Shipment Law and Legal Definition. “In-bond” shipment refers to import or export shipment which has not been cleared by customs and is transported,…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-030.pdf SUBJECT: CBP Group E-mail Contacts for Cargo Shipment Information This message is a reminder to address all e-mails to the appropriate CBP group e-mail. All officers in the respective units monitor these group e-mails. Do not direct…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-028.pdf SUBJECT: Carriers’ and Importers’ Responsibility Relating to Liquid Bulk Cargo Releases This Southern Currents Supersedes Southern Currents 11-008 Issued on October 7, 2011. Section 1: Carriers’ Responsibilities Relating to Liquid Bulk Cargo References: 19CFR4.12, 19CFR141.68(a)(1), 19CFR151.41-47, and 19CFR158.13…
Read MoreSouthern Current 3-18.pdf Supersedes: 17-009 SUBJECT: Updated New Orleans Tri-Port Guidance on CBP Form 3171 Submissions When submitting the CBP Form 3171, Application for Permit, Special License, Unlading, Lading, Overtime Services, to CBP for approval, vessel agents must ensure that…
Read MoreFrom CBP: “We have been receiving numerous questions regarding the regulation with requires foreign entrances/clearances to be translated into English. Let me clarify- This topic was discussed at the recent Vessel Agents’ training. This requirement is not new. There is no…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-026.pdf SUBJECT: Blanket Delay in Departure Due to LMR Closure Blanket Delay in Departure: The CBP Area Port Director has approved a blanket Delay in Departure for those vessels unable to depart the lower Mississippi River due to…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-025.pdf SUBJECT: Translations Required for Documents Presented to CBP in Foreign Languages Per 19 CFR 4.7 and 141.86, all documents presented to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Port of New Orleans will be in English. If any…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-022.pdf Supersedes Southern Currents No: 17-009 SUBJECT: Updated New Orleans Tri-Port Guidance on CBP Form 3171 Submissions When submitting the CBP Form 3171, Application for Permit, Special License, Unlading, Lading, Overtime Services, to CBP for approval, vessel agents…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-023.pdf Southern Currents 18-023 Slide Show.pdf SUBJECT: New Orleans Tri-Port Guidance on CBP Form 1300 Submissions When submitting the Vessel Entrance or Clearance Statement (CBP Form 1300) to CBP for approval, vessel agents must ensure that the form…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-024.pdf SUBJECT: Vessel Agent Training on Friday April 6, 2018 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Port of New Orleans will conduct Updated Vessel Agent Training on Friday, April 6, 2018, in Room 316 of the New Orleans…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-021.pdf SUBJECT: Updated CBP Form 6043 [Delivery Ticket] Process U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Port of New Orleans will begin a 60 day automated delivery ticket pilot on Monday, March 12, 2018. Brokers, freight forwarders, carriers, cartmen,…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-016.pdf SUBJECT: Electronic Submission of the Export Manifest via the Document Imaging System (DIS) for Interested Carriers Beginning March 1, 2018, the Port of New Orleans will allow the electronic submission of the export ocean manifest (CBP Form…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-017.pdf Subject: Telephone Numbers and Points of Contact for CBP Crewmen / Passenger and Vessel / Aircraft Branch Units in the Port of New Orleans OVERVIEW This notice is to provide telephone numbers and points of contact for…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-018.pdf SUBJECT: Automation Pilot of CBP Form 3171 Application — Permit — Special License — Unlading — Lading — Overtime Services submission, review and approval process in the Port of New Orleans Pilot Dates: Tuesday February 20, 2018…
Read MoreSouthern Currents 18-019.pdf SUBJECT: Automated Commercial Vessel Notice of Arrival Pilot Pilot Dates: Tuesday February 20, 2018 — Friday April 27, 2018 Effective February 20, 2018, vessel agents will have the ability to submit notices of vessel arrivals to the…
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