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What Does a Custom Broker Do?

by Tanya Alvarez
About US
What is a Customs Broker? Customs brokers are private individuals, partnerships, associations or corporations licensed, regulated and empowered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assist importers and exporters in meeting Federal requirements governing imports and exports. Brokers submit necessary information and appropriate payments to CBP…

LAREDO FIELD OPERATION UPDATE ON COVID-19

by joajr
News
Good afternoon This morning the Laredo Field Office held a conference call to advise the trade community of the status of CBP operations at the trade facilities in the Laredo District. (a)ADFO Armando Taboada, Jr. informed that all operations remain normal, with no planned shutdowns…

PORT OF LAREDO #1

by joajr
News
The Port of Los Angeles is no longer the nation’s leading port, further evidence that the U.S.-China trade war is scrambling the deck chairs of U.S. trade.Laredo, a city of 260,000 hard on the U.S.-Mexico border, is.In the month of March, the latest U.S. Census…