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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported that they will start full requirement of Importer Security Filing (ISF) guidelines on July 9, 2013 and will begin issuing liquidated damages against ISF shippers and transporters for ISF non-compliance.

CBP will evaluate liquidated damages as per the significant moderation rules which were distributed in the CBP Bulletin on July 17, 2009. There can be different errors on ISF transmission and as per the rules, CBP may evaluate/fines a case for liquidated damages as follows:

  • $5,000 per late ISF.
  • $5,000 per inaccurate ISF.
  • $5,000 for the first inaccurate ISF update.

Extra Statutory Penalties might be surveyed for genuine or tedious infringement.


ISF Filer is here to facilitate your customs requirements, customs broker can prepare and submit the documents needed to acquire clearance from government agencies like FDA,DOA and etc. Since ISF Filer work as a customs broker, we can also arrange a freight forwarder for you here in United States. You need an ISF Filer if your shipments is:

  • If your shipment is transported by Sea or Ocean and need ISF Filing and Customs Clearance.
  • If your shipment is transported by Air and need a customs clearance.
  • If your shipment is transported by Truck or Rail specially in Mexico and Canada and need a customs clearance.
  • If you hand carrying shipment or items in the US and need a customs clearance.
  • If you need an internation Sea or Air Shipping and need a customs clearance
  • If you need a Domestic Trucking or Freight Truck.


ISF Filing Online





ISF is a mandatory requirement for sea shipments, it doesn't matter how much is the value of your shipment is and ISF must be filed 24 hours before leaving the foreign port.ISF Filer is offering ISF filing online to be able the importers to submit the documents online by himself anytime and anywhere.But if the importers need us ISF Filer work as a customs broker and coordinate with the importers, supplier, shippers to file the ISF and Customs Clearance to any Customs Agencies, please email the suppliers information like supplier's email address, contact name or forward the last email thread conversation with you and to your supplier/shipper. When we file any customs bond for the importers, all email conversation are copy to you(importers) with no extra fee.



Single ISF Bond





Single ISF Bond Application can be approved within 30min. Applying for Single ISF Bond will be done by contacting us ISF filer through email address or phone and agreeing with these fees. Single ISF Bond is to file ISF ONLY. Could be use ONLY once.All Commercial shipment (type1) MUST have Single ISF Bond to complete the ISF Filing with US Customs. US Customs can/will Confiscate /Seize /Penalize /Fines /Examine the consignee shipment, US Customs has 5 years to final ruling.

NOTE: To Eliminate most of: Single ISF Bond fee & LATE Single ISF Bond fee & Single Entry Bond fee for Next 365 days, please apply for Continuous Bond.



Late ISF Bond Filing





If you are filing ISF, 23 hours & 59 minutes BEFORE your shipment is about to leave foreign port or HAS left foreign the port, then you could apply for Late Single ISF Bond, by agreeing with the fee and some of the cases will need to file continuous bond to eliminate Late Single ISF Bond, to verify what customs bond should you apply, contact us as your customs broker by email or call us by phone.

Note:To Eliminate most of: Single ISF Bond fee & LATE Single ISF Bond fee & Single Entry Bond fee for Next 365 days, please apply for Continuous Bond.



Customs Clearance





Contact Us before paying some Foreign Person in Foreign Country, remember that importers are responsible for all import law specially here in US Customs and Border Protection, we can work with you as your customs broker to facilitate your customs clearance process. We can help you save your time and money as well, since ISF Filer is an expert in customs clearance process, just provide us the right requirements from you/shipper for this process, in that way we can avoid cbp penalties and delays.



Continuous Bond



Organizations / Comapnies who regularly import items into the United States will benefit essentially from a continuous bond. It is more practical and capable than a single entry bond for customary transporters/shippers, a continuous bond licenses you to import occasionally and through various ports of entry in U.S. A continuous bond is authentic until one of the parties - the transporter/shipper or the guarantee/surety - drops it. The CBP can possibly drop it. The bond normally reestablishes if not dropped. If you secure a continuous bond, you'll be paying 10% of the charges/expenses, taxes, obligations, and assessments paid as a trader/merchant/importer during the latest year. This infers that, rather than a fixed cost, the assessment of your bond will change each year or each 12months. No CBP bond can be worth under $100 aside from if appropriate rules allow it. Get in touch with us in the event that you're worried about the measure of your bond. Free Consultation here at ISF filer / Customs Broker.


There are 3 parties involved in continuous bond: the Importer, CBP and Surety.



Principal / Consignee / Importer



U.S customs and border protection



Surety



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