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Centers of Excellence and Expertise
Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection
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What are Centers of Excellence and Expertise?
Industry-focused and account-based points of virtual processing for post-release trade activities
Aligned by 10 key industry sectors in strategic location
Consolidate existing expertise and build industry-specific education to authoritatively facilitate trade
Provide national overview of participating accounts to identify areas for further facilitation or corrective action
Serve as a resource to the broader trade community and to CBP’s U.S. government partners
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Why Centers?
• Centers– Company imports into 60
ports of entry– Single Center conducts
entry summary reviews
• Objective:– Focus on industry-specific
issues– Facilitation– Reduce transaction costs– Increase compliance– Increase uniformity of
treatment
• Past processing:– Company imports into 60
ports of entry– 60 ports conduct entry
summary reviews
CEE Strategic Vision and End State• Pre-arrival, arrival, and cargo release
– Port Directors: arrival and manifest processing; release authority for narcotics, terrorism, agriculture, and other security risks
• Centers will perform all trade processing post-release– Entry summary review/verification, liquidation, protest, reconciliation,
drawback, liquidated damage and penalty initiation, commercial fraud case development, collaboration with HSI
• Supply chain security– Centers will partner with Supply Chain Security Specialists in basic
supply chain management
• Policy analysis– Centers will provide subject-matter expertise to HQ policymakers on
decisions affecting the Centers’ industry; ensure policy is executed uniformly
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What are the benefits?Action Benefits Eliminates unnecessary duplicative work from compliant imports
Fewer cargo delays Reduced costs Greater predictability
Ports of Entry focus shifts to high-risk shipments
More complex enforcement work Improved enforcement results: o Increased import safety o Increased revenue protection o Reduced economic loss to IPR theft
Centralized office for trade inquiries
Improved relationship with CBP as small/medium-sized importers have a streamlined inquiry process for resolving concerns
Increased uniformity and transparency for the trade
Cross-functional expertise Environment for in-depth learning to increase CBP expertise and therefore enforcement
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Background: Current Status (1/10/14)
Center Accounts
Electronics 52
Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals 31
Apparel, Footwear & Textiles 26
Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising 18
Agriculture & Prepared Products 17
Petroleum, Natural Gas, & Minerals 15
Automotive & Aerospace 14
Base Metals 9
Machinery 9
Industrial & Manufacturing Materials 7
Current Status (05/22/14)
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Background: End Status
Estimated Importers of Record by Center once fully implemented
Center IORs
Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising 79,500
Machinery 53,500
Apparel, Footwear & Textiles 34,400
Industrial & Manufacturing Materials 32,300
Agriculture & Prepared Products 29,000
Electronics 25,700
Automotive & Aerospace 18,800
Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals 15,800
Base Metals 15,200
Petroleum, Natural Gas, & Minerals 2,000
End Status
Apparel, Footwear & Textiles
Electronics
Machinery
Centers of Excellence and ExpertiseCall (866) 295-7624 to connect with your Center of interest
Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals
Agriculture & Prepared Products
Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising
Base Metals Automotive & Aerospace
Industrial & Manufacturing Materials
Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals