ISF Sample Warning Letter Violations

Per the December 11 CSMS message, effective January 10, 2015 CBP will no longer accept ISF Submission Types 5 (Late ISF-10 – No Bond) and 6 (Late ISF-5 – No Bond). It is no secret that CBP had always intended these provisions for acceptance of late ISFs without bonds to be temporary and available to […]

CBP’s San Francisco port issued a notice on July 15 advising they will focus on ISF-10 enforcement for importers without the required ISF.

CBP has released a sample warning letter that it may use when notifying ISF importers of violations, consistent with their current “three strike policy.”  The sample letter can be found here.  This letter is intended to make importers aware of compliance issues pertaining to ISF filings, providing them an opportunity to correct issues and avoid liquidated damage […]