📦Modifications to Global Business Identifier Test by CBP
Modification of the National Customs Automation Program Test Concerning the Submission of Global Business Identifiers
Summary
On February 12, 2024, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a notice in the Federal Register extending and modifying a National Customs Automation Program Test concerning the submission of unique entity identifiers for the Global Business Identifier (GBI) Evaluative Proof of Concept (EPoC). This document republishes and supersedes that notice, renames the GBI EPoC to the Global Business Identifier Test (GBI Test), adds Altana Technologies USG Inc. (Altana) as a new Identity Management Company (IMC), and establishes a process for other IMCs to support CBP in the test.
Agencies
- Homeland Security Department
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Business Impact
$$$ - High
The document outlines regulatory modifications that affect importers and customs brokers regarding the participation in the Global Business Identifier Test, which streamlines data submission and compliance with new identifiers. It may lead to improved cargo release processing and risk management.