(Journal of Commerce Online – Bill Mongelluzzo)
Bersin says cooperation key to single window for
government agencies
The Commissioner of Customs feels the partnership between his agency and the
private sector has done a good job in extending cargo security beyond the
borders, but more must be done to streamline the entry and post entry processes
as cargo enters U.S. seaports, airports
and land border crossings.
The next steps in the evolving partnership between Customs and Border
Protection and the trade community will involve greater cooperation among the
many government agencies involved in the clearance of cargo, and providing the
trade with a single window through which they can communicate with all of those
agencies.
“This will be the key to harmonizing CBP’s relationship with you and with the
other government agencies,” Commissioner of Customs Alan Bersin told the annual
conference of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of
America Monday in Phoenix. Read more here.
