CSMS Message: 09-000209

Title:Extraneous Information on CBP 301 CUSTOMS Bond Forms
Date:2009-04-29
To:abi,acep
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IT HAS COME TO CBP’S ATTENTION THAT SOME SURETY COMPANIES AND SOME CUSTOMS BROKERS, ACTING AS AGENTS FOR SURETIES, ARE USING CBP301 CUSTOMS BOND FORMS WHICH INCLUDE EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION SUCH AS “POWER OF ATTORNEY LIMITED TO [DOLLAR AMOUNT]”. ALL SURETIES AND CUSTOMS BROKERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO DISCONTINUE, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, USE OF ANY CBP 301 FORM WHICH HAS SUCH EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION. THIS APPLIES TO ALL CBP 301 CUSTOMS BOND FORMS.