U.S. CBP releases 2022 summary of efforts to enhance trade

U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a release outlining its 2022 efforts to enhance trade and strengthen the supply trade.

According to the CBP release (January 30, 2023), in FY 2022:

• CBP processed 39.1 million entries valued at over $3.35 trillion (a 19.46% increase from FY 2021) and collected approximately $104.6 billion in duties (a 22.42% increase over FY 2021). Overall, CBP collected approximately $111.9 billion in duties, taxes and other fees on behalf of the U.S. government in FY 2022, representing a 117% increase over a five-year period.
  
• CBP stopped 3,605 shipments valued at $816.5 million for forced labor concerns, including 1,592 entries valued at nearly $500 million stopped under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.
  
• CBP fully implemented the Truck Manifest Modernization in the Automated Commercial Environment.
  
• CBP announced the launch of “Green Trade Strategy”—a framework to incentivize green trade, strengthen CBP’s environmental enforcement posture, accelerate green innovation, and improve climate resilience and resource efficiency.
  
• The “global business identifier” pilot was created to increase supply chain visibility.
  
• CBP strengthened the ability to track and clear trade more efficiently via the “entry summary findings” application.
  
• CBP collaborated with the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Drug Administration to transport more than 92 million 8-ounce equivalents of infant formula to the United States.
• CBP published the modernized customs broker regulations.
• CBP signed agreements with Uruguay, Guatemala, Colombia and Brazil to coordinate supply chain security.
   

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