New Importer Agent Legislation Not on the Agenda in Customs Conference, Say Staffers
There hasn’t been “any effort to include” a recently-introduced bill on non-resident importer agents in a Customs Reauthorization compromise bill, said a spokesman for House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., on Aug. 14. Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Pa., introduced…
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the Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2015, HR-3304 (here), at the end of July. The bill, which would force foreign manufacturers to name a U.S. agent responsible for import liability, resembles language in the House Customs Reauthorization bill (see 1508120069). A spokesman for Cartwright declined to comment on prospects for the Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act in customs conference, which may launch in September (Ref:1507290041]). “The congressman is committed to building bipartisan support for this initiative that should have broad appeal,” the spokesman said.