On March 6, 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released its e-commerce strategy to address the increasing volume of imported small packages and the challenges it presents for the U.S. economy and security. The e-commerce strategy strengthens CBP’s ability to protect health and safety while maintaining a strong trade facilitation posture in e-commerce.
Among its primary strategic goals, CBP plans to:
- Enhance legal and regulatory authorities to address emerging threats;
- Enhance CBP operations to respond to emerging supply chain dynamics that come as a result of rapid e-commerce growth;
- Drive private sector compliance through enforcement resources and incentives;
- Facilitate international trade standards for e-commerce to support economic prosperity.
“E-commerce is growing exponentially as consumers are increasingly enabled to complete purchases online. CBP must adapt and increase its ability to address the facilitation and enforcement challenges it creates,” according to Acting Commissioner Kevin McAleenan.
The CBP press release may be found here:
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-releases-e-commerce-strategy
CBP’s E-commerce Strategic Plan may be found here:
https://www.cbp.gov/document/publications/cbp-e-commerce-strategic-plan
