Customer Advisory: US Customs Importer Security Filing – “10+2”

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) filed the Interim Final rule for the Importer Security Filing (ISF) “10+2” with an effective date of Jan 26 2009, and a gradual implementation process of 12 months under Informed Compliance. The period of Informed Compliance will now end on January 26, 2010, after which Importers and Carriers (defined as parties causing goods to arrive in the US) are expected to have full compliance with this rule.