In a Federal Register Notice (FRN) published on July 6, 2016 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would expand the definition of Importer Security Filing (ISF) Importer for certain types of shipments, including FROB, IE, T&E, and FTZ.

In CFR 19 149.1 the definition for an ISF Importer is, “the party causing goods to arrive within the limits of a port in the United States by vessel.” In the proposed rule this would expand for IE, T&E, and FTZ to also include the goods’ owner, purchaser, consignee, or agent such as a licensed customer broker and in the case of FROB shipments to include NVOCCs. 

All comments for the proposed ISF Importer rule must be received by September 6, 2016. The full notice can be accessed here