SC 23-011 The Area Port Director’s office and associated staff, along with the Entry, FP&F, Vessel Repair, and Import Specialist Units will be closed on the days listed below in observance of the respective federal holidays: New Year’s Day Monday,…
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SC 23-010 Saturday and Sunday February 11-12, 2023 Saturday and Sunday February 18-19, 2023 Tuesday February 21, 2023 On the dates listed above, CBP offices located on the Customhouse first floor, 423 Canal Street, Suite 186, will temporarily relocatedue to…
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SC 23-009 The CBP Field Operations Vessel Entrance and Clearance System [VECS] will be a complete digitization and automation of the Vessel Entrance and Clearance process. VECS will allow vessel masters, operators, and agents to submit certain vessel entry and…
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SC 23-008 SC 23-008 Attachment The Port of New Orleans is pleased to announce an updated Steel Identification, Classification and Trade Law Seminar to be conducted on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 (8:30 AM – 4:15 PM), and Wednesday, February 8,…
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SC 23-007 SC 23-007 Attachment Trade Notice regarding the 2023 Calendar Year Annual Permit User Fee for each permit held by an individual, partnership, association, or corporate broker. Fee: $163.71 Due: February 24, 2023 Details on this fee are contained…
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SC 23-006 This is to notify the New Orleans Trade Community of the following closures on Friday December 23, 2022: The Dupuy Group will close the Port Centralized Examination [CES]. Container Terminal Operations {New Orleans Terminal and Ports America}, including…
Read MoreSC 23-005 Advisory to the New Orleans trade community that the City of New Orleans has temporarily restricted parking on Canal Street in front of the New Orleans Customhouse effective Friday 11.25.22 at noon, thru Sunday morning 11.27.22. See attached…
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SC 23-004 U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] is frequently asked by stakeholders to provide additional services to mitigate the challenges of international travel and trade at ports of entry. Requested services in the Area Port of New Orleans are…
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SC 23-002 Please be advised that the telephone system at the CES has been functioning intermittently, and the CBP telephones are not fully operable. If you call the Centralized Examination Station (CES) and are unable to get through, please contact…
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SC 23-001 This notice reiterates Southern Currents 06-019 and 09-017. OVERVIEW This notice is to provide trade entities with monetary guidelines for International Carrier Bonds (Activity Code 3 – Continuous and Single Entry), Advance Passenger Information System [APIS] Compliance, and…
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SC 22-021 Please find below the adjusted Customs User Fees effective October 1, 2022. Class Code Description Fee Limitation 491 Commercial Vessel Arrival Fee $518.41 $7,064.34 498 Barge/Bulk Carrier Arrival Fee $130.49 $1,779.43 494 Private Aircraft…
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SC 22-020 UPDATE 30SEP2022 AT 1400 LOCAL: Dupuy has advised that the telephone system at the CES has been repaired, and the CBP telephones are operable. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PURPOSE: CBP Centralized Examination Station (CES) phones are out. Dupuy is working to…
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SC 22-019 Effective Monday, August 15, 2022, Port Director (PD) Mark Patterson assumed the role of Port Director for the Port of Morgan City, Louisiana. Port Director Patterson will have operational oversight of port operations for Customs and Border Protection,…
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SC 22-018 Effective Monday July 11 – Thursday July 14, 2022, the parking spots reserved for Trade Partners in front of the U.S. Customhouse at 423 Canal Street will be unavailabledue to a conference. As a reminder, vessel agents may…
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SC 22-017 Due to the “High” COVID-19 community level for Orleans Parish, CBP Field Operations New Orleans Maritime Industry Day that was planned for June 7, 2022, is postponed. Notification will be sent once a new date has been selected.…
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SC 22-016 U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] is frequently asked by stakeholders to provide additional services to mitigate the challenges of international travel and trade at ports of entry. Requested services in the Area Port of New Orleans are…
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SC22-015 This notice updates Southern Currents Number 22-010 issued on March 23, 2022 Port of Morgan City Address: 1116 Bayou Lacarpe Road, Suite B. Houma, LA 70363. Hours of Operation: The Port of Morgan City hours of operation are 0800-1600 Sunday…
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SC 22-013 U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP] Field Operations New Orleans is sponsoring a Maritime Industry Day on Tuesday June 7, 2022, at the New Orleans Customhouse located at 423 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. The one-day event…
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SC 22-012 The New Orleans Customhouse Marine Division will close for walk-in transactions at 1500 hours CST on Friday, April 22, 2022. As a reminder: Documents related to the entrance and clearance of vessels may be transmitted to CBP New Orleans…
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SC 22-011 As of February 28, 2022 the automation of CBP Form I-418 (Passenger List – Crew List) for vessels has gone into effect. The rule eliminates the requirement for masters and agents to submit a paper CBP Form…
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