On April 23, 2021, in a press release, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate Center of Excellence’s Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute (BTI) announced the publication of a report on “the challenges posed by emerging technologies to cross-border e-commerce.”
The study was led by the University of Houston and is meant to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in leveraging the new technologies in risk assessment and data-sharing efforts. Suggested options include new authorized economic operator (AEO) programs designed for cross-border e-commerce and required data sharing.
The press release can be found here:
The report can be found here:
https://www.uh.edu/bti/research/ecommerce-shi/bti-ecommerce-finalreport-24feb21-released.pdf
