The following is excerpted from 3 June 2013 news release by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today an important milestone in our trade transformation efforts with the opening of the final three Centers of Excellence and Expertise (CEE) - Agriculture & Prepared Products in Miami, Apparel, Footwear & Textiles in San Francisco, and Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising in Atlanta. These final CEEs, created through extensive collaboration between industry stakeholders and CBP, will bring the total number to ten…
"With ten fully operational CEEs, we now cover a wide range of imported commodities." said Acting Commissioner Thomas S. Winkowski.
The CEEs virtually connect CBP personnel around the country by leveraging new technologies and develop comprehensive strategies to better facilitate trade and improve coordination with partner government agencies.
The other seven Centers are Automotive & Aerospace in Detroit; Base Metals in Chicago; Electronics in Los Angeles; Industrial & Manufacturing Materials in Buffalo; Machinery in Laredo; Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals in Houston; and Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals in New York.
The Centers of Excellence and Expertise are available to the entire trade community as a resource…
This article is available in its entirety at: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/national/06032013.xml.