CSMS Message: 14-000432

Title:Area Port of Buffalo Trade Day August 7, 2014
Date:2014-07-30
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REMINDER: Area Port of Buffalo Trade Day August 7, 2014

To ALL - Brokers, Filers, Importers, Carriers and other interested parties

Area Port of Buffalo Trade Day August 7, 2014

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Area Port of Buffalo Trade Day

August 7, 2014

U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Area Port of Buffalo will be hosting our third annual Trade Day scheduled for Thursday, August 7, 2014. The Trade Day activities will be held in the main lobby of the Larkin Building (location of CBP Port of Buffalo port office), 726 Exchange St., Buffalo, NY from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. There is no cost to attend this event. A registration desk will be located in the main lobby; all attendees are requested to register upon arrival.

Several government agencies will participate in the Trade Day, which will provide stakeholders the opportunity to speak one-on-one with representatives from U.S. and Canadian agencies that regulate imports and exports. Agencies that will be participating in the Trade day are:

CBP Import and Entry Specialists

CBP Cargo Officers

CBP Agriculture Specialists

CBP ABI Client Representatives

C-TPAT Specialists

Homeland Security Investigations

ACE Business Office

Industrial Manufacturing and Materials Center of Excellence & Expertise

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Fish & Wildlife

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

Small Business Administration

Canada Border Services Agency

Canada Food Inspection Agency

Canadian Consulate

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Supervisory Entry Specialist Tammy Hudson by email at: Tammy.L.Hudson@cbp.dhs.gov

The Trade Community is directed to park on the third level (roof) of the parking ramp located on Van Rensselaer Street. For this event, you are not authorized to park in the visitor parking lot or other surface areas unless the ramp roof level is full. The main lobby is located at the corner of Exchange and Van Rensselaer Street.