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CBP to Further Delay In-Bond Rules Enforcement

CBP will again delay enforcement of parts of the agency's in-bond requirements, it said in a Aug. 1 CSMS message. CBP previously planned to begin enforcement on Aug. 6. The delay is "due to issues identified with electronic communication for intermodal movement of cargo and other operational issues," CBP said.

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The CBP Office of Field Operations will now defer enforcement until Feb. 6, it said. The ports will evaluate compliance and "are instructed to issue warnings rather than penalties during this time" said CBP. The agency previously pushed back the enforcement date for several changes to the in-bond rules.