Global CFS Regarding compliance, no issues are hotter now than country of origin and compliance with trade remedy programs like Sections 301 and 232. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stepped up enforcement, targeting shippers who try to avoid duties under IEEPA or other programs, making Global CFS’s Centralized Examination Station a powerful tool for compliance.
For importers and their customs brokers, this means more shipments flagged for inspection and more pressure to release them quickly. At Global CFS, our Centralized Examination Station (CES) meets that challenge head-on. In fact, Global CFS holds the distinction of being CES #1—the first in the nation, piloted in 1984 before opening for business in 1985.
How Global CFS’s Centralized Examination Station Helps
Here’s how we streamline the process when cargo is designated for CBP examination:
- Notification: Global CFS is notified when a shipment is designated for examination and transferred to us.
- Transfer: Global CFS can – at the direction of the customs broker – coordinate pickup from the airline, bonded warehouse, or rail yard—minimizing extra handoffs.
- Availability for CBP: Upon receiving instructions from CBP about what they want to examine, Global CFS works quickly to stage the cargo for inspection, either for the officers tasked to the CES, or any specialty targeting ordered by the government such as by the Contraband Enforcement Team (CET) or others.
- Release & Delivery: Once released, freight is promptly returned to the supply chain, with options for drayage, local delivery, or out-of-town moves by Global CFS or one of its transportation partners.
“As CBP intensifies enforcement for a multitude of trade and revenue reasons, we anticipate a meaningful uptick in both targeted and random examination activity. Knowing that every shipment is urgent, we work to meet the needs of the government with the demands of the importer and move goods through the process as quickly as possible to continue onwards to its final recipient.”
— Steve Panzarella, President, Global CFS
Why Choose Global CFS’s CES?
- Efficiency: Purpose-built infrastructure to minimize dwell time.
- Expertise: Global CFS’s Centralized Examination Station was the first CES in the United States. Global worked with the U.S. Customs Service (now Customs and Border Protection) to develop many of the protocols in use today nationwide.
- Flexibility: Whether your freight is air, LCL, or FCL, we can handle it.
- End-to-End Service: Global CFS provides one seamless solution from transfer to final delivery.
As CBP ramps up enforcement, designating the right CES partner for examinations has never been more critical. At Global CFS’s Centralized Examination Station, we understand the implications of cargo selected for examination and work quickly to minimize the flow of goods from origin to destination while ensuring compliance with U.S. laws and regulations.
Don’t let shipments be derailed because of an enforcement action. Partner with Global CFS and keep your cargo moving.
