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CBP: Quarterly Brokers Meeting: FIELD OPERATIONS, NEW YORK

21 July, 2025

U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION: FIELD OPERATIONS, NEW YORK

Agenda Quarterly Brokers Meeting            

July  21, 2025                  

Customs and Border Protection (CBP), JFK Airport Trade Operations would like to host an IN-PERSON quarterly JFK Airport Meeting with Customhouse Brokers, Importers and other members of the Trade Community on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at 10:00 AM.  This meeting will be held in the Main Conference Room, 2^nd Floor, Building 77, JFK Airport, Jamaica, New York. To accommodate those that are not local, this meeting will be a ‘hybrid” meeting and an online option to attend will also be available via WebEx. 

Various items of importance to the importing community will be discussed.  Representatives from several other Federal Government agencies have also been invited to attend. 

The link for remote attendees:

https://cbp.webex.com/cbp/j.php?MTID=m0c0b4d1647d822fba7abc66acd17d0c1

Meeting number: 2831 203 6762

Password: BROKERS (2765377 from phones)

To call in by phone, dial 1-415-527-5035 and enter event number and 2765377 as password.

The following have been established as agenda items:

• Port Updates
• CES Updates
• Entry Updates
• Trade Information Notice (TIN)

This is an accredited event which will grant two credit hours of Continuing Education for Licensed Customs Brokers.

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