SEATTLE—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will host a Trade Fair on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the Galaxy Room at the Federal Center South located at 4735 East Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA.
The Trade Fair will offer presentations from federal agencies on import and export topics and provide importers, exporters and others associated with international trade the opportunity to speak one-on-one with representatives of U.S and Canadian agencies. Participating agencies include:
- CBP Seattle Area Port
- Entry Branch
- Import Specialist Branch
- Import Specialist Branch
- Cargo Office
- Agriculture Branch
CBP Blaine Area Port
- Entry Branch
- Import Specialist Branch
- Agriculture Branch
CBP Client Representatives
- CBP Headquarters, Office of International Trade, Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center
- CBP Headquarters, Office of Field Operations, Cargo and Conveyance Security
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Department of Commerce, International Trade Commission
- Export Finance Assistance Center of Washington
- Food and Drug Administration
- Health Canada
- Export-Import Bank of the United States
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine
The presentation topics, times, and locations are below.
Start | Agency | Presentation | Room |
915 | Export-Import Bank of the United States | Small Business Export Finance Solutions | Mercury Room |
1000 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | What is Wildlife? | Mercury Room |
1030 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Regulations for the Importation of Animals, Animal Products and Biological Substances of the U.S. | Mercury Room |
1100 | U.S. Department of Agriculture | Pest Interception Process in the Greater Puget Sound Area | Mercury Room |
1145 | CBP Seattle Import Specialist Branch | Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty 101 | Mercury Room |
1300 | CBP Seattle Entry Branch | Broker Management, Single Transaction Bonds and Entry Submission | Galaxy Room |
1345 | CBP Headquarters, Office of Field Operations | Importer Security Filing and Additional Carrier Requirements | Galaxy Room |
1430 | CBP Headquarters, Office of International Trade | Import Safety Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center | Galaxy Room |
The Federal Center South is a secured federal building and attendees must process through the security checkpoint. Picture identification is required for attendance.