CSMS Message: 05-001263

MIAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN 06-003

TO: CUSTOMS BROKERS, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, VESSEL OPERATORS, INTERNATIONAL
AIR CARRIERS, PORT AUTHORITIES, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

SUBJECT: HURRICANE WILMA - IMPACT ON TRADE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO INFORM THE TRADE COMMUNITY OF ACTIONS
U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION (CBP) HAS TAKEN TO CONTINUE SERVICE
IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE WILMA. PLEASE NOTE THE INFORMATION LISTED
BELOW FOR EACH PORT, WHICH WILL BE EFFECTIVE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005,
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

* MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MIA): OPERATIONS AT CBP'S CARGO
CLEARANCE CENTER (CCC) ARE BACK TO NORMAL WITH THE SAME HOURS OF
COVERAGE AND SERVICE PROVIDED AS EXISTED PRIOR TO HURRICANE WILMA.
THOSE COMPANIES WHO REGULARLY CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS AT THE CCC WILL
SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AS PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE
STORM.

* MIAMI SEAPORT: POWER HAS BEEN RESTORED AT THE MIAMI FREE TRADE
ZONE (FTZ). CBP OPERATIONS AT THE MIAMI FTZ ARE BACK TO NORMAL. THOSE
COMPANIES WHO REGULARLY CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH THE MIAMI SEAPORT WILL
SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN THE LEVEL OF SERVICE AS PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE
STORM.

* PORT EVERGLADES (PEV): UNTIL A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT IS MADE OF THE
PORT DIRECTOR'S OFFICE, TRADE OPERATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE
MIAMI FTZ, 2305 NW 107TH AVENUE, SUITE 100, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33172. CBP
PERSONNEL FROM PEV WILL BE AT THE MIAMI FTZ FROM 0800 TO 1600 HOURS,
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE TELEPHONE NUMBER IS (305) 597-4645.
HOWEVER, VESSEL ENTRY AND CLEARANCE WILL BE DONE AT THE CBP FACILITY AT
TERMINAL 4, FORT LAUDERDALE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (FLL). THE TELEPHONE
NUMBER TO USE, FOR VESSEL ENTRY AND CLEARANCE ONLY, IS (954) 356-7431
OR 7433.

THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE TEMPORARY IN NATURE. AS SOON AS PEV IS FULLY
OPERATIONAL, CBP WILL RESUME ITS CARGO CLERANCE ACTIVITIES THERE. THANK
YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP ALL
INTERESTED PARTIES UPDATED.

QUESTIONS MAY BE DIRECTED TO MR. MIKE WRIGHT, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR,
TRADE OPERATIONS, MIAMI FIELD OFFICE, TELEPHONE (305) 810-5125.

/S/ THOMAS S. WINKOWSKI
DIRECTOR, FIELD OPERATIONS, MIAMI
MIAMI FIELD OFFICE