Category: News

ISF-5 Penalties to Begin March 15th

Importer Security Filing, or ISF, has been in effect since 2009. However, CBP only recently began full enforcement of ISF-5. ISF-5 is for cargo passing through the US in the form of Freight Remaining on Board (FROB) or cargo intended to move through the US under a Transportation & Exportation (T&E) or Immediate Exportation (IE) bond.… Read more »

eManifest: Requirement for Section 321 Shipments

On November 5th CBP announced a new requirement effective January 1, 2019 mandating carriers to file an eManifest for commercial truck shipments containing Section 321 merchandise. Section 321 shipments were previously exempt from the electronic manifest filing requirement. Dates to be aware of: November 26, 2018 – CBP will begin a phased approach for non-compliance with conveyances… Read more »

Visit SmartBorder at #WESCCON2018

Thursday, October 18 – Sunday, October 21 Palm Springs, CA USA SmartBorder will showcase its software suite at the 2018 WESCCON conference to be held at the beautiful Riviera Palm Springs. SmartBorder provides highly customizable software solutions for customs brokers, importers, and carriers. WESCCON allows participants to improve their business and career with workshops, panels, roundtable discussions… Read more »

Is FTZ for you?

You may have heard all the buzz about FTZs these days, especially with President Trump’s tariff changes. FTZs have become an increasingly popular way to manage costs during a time of unpredictability. SmartBorder offers an e214 module to admit cargo into an FTZ. This module is: Easy to use with highlighted mandatory fields Visibility to… Read more »

New Feature! Entry Line Import

We are excited to announce a highly requested feature for our customers – Entry Line Import.   This function brings commodity line information in from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet right into your SmartBorder customs entry.

Meet SmartBorder at the 2018 NCBFAA Annual Conference

Sunday, April 29 to Wednesday, May 2, 2018 Rancho Mirage, CA USA SmartBorder  will showcase its compliance and logistics solutions at the 2018 NCBFAA Annual Conference to be held at The Westin Mission Hills Golf Resort & Spa. SmartBorder’s application suite provides a seamless integration between best-of-breed logistics and compliance software. The NCBFAA Annual Conference brings together more… Read more »

New Track and Trace Options

We are excited to announce some significant enhancements to web tracking (currently found at www.smartborder.com and click “web tracking”) Simple search – user inputs the reference number they have (ie invoice number, bill of lading number, etc.) Returns entry information, Bill of lading info and piece counts, and release statuses Added One USG message (and… Read more »

SmartBorder at G·TEC 2018

SmartBorder is proud to once again be a gold sponsor the for the Fourth Annual Global Trade Educational Conference (G·TEC). The event held in Dallas, TX on July 30-31 is a great chance for those in the trade industry to learn about recent developments and network with colleagues. It is also worth 10 CCS/CES continuing education credits.… Read more »

SmartBorder at G·TEC 2017

SmartBorder is proud to be a gold sponsor the for the Third Annual Global Trade Educational Conference (G·TEC). The event held in Long Beach, CA on August 7-8 is a great chance for those in the trade industry to learn about recent developments and network with colleagues. It is also worth 10 CCS/CES continuing education… Read more »