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Article: Time is not on their side: 24 hours ahead.(new US Customs rule can delay home textile imports)
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- Home Textiles Today
- Article date:
- February 17, 2003
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NEW YORK -- The nation's home textiles importers are accepting the imposition of a U.S. Customs early-warning rule mostly in stride and, like the citizenry itself, seem prepared to absorb the costs--in real dollars, additional work and inconvenience--in the names of security and peace of mind.
That's not to say the requirement is without difficulty or that it's being embraced warmly by the trade.
The rule, which took full effect Feb. 2, requires shippers to provide U.S. Customs with detailed manifests of containers destined for the United States a minimum of 24 hours prior to their arrival at the port of embarkation.
Paperwork arriving late or ...