US Customs and Border Patrol has released an informative brochure outlining importer security filing (ISF) and other carrier requirements.  The new security measures, commonly referred to as 10+2, were enacted earlier this year but will not be actively enforced until January 2010.  The requirements apply to all ocean freight entering the country.

While we take away the headaches of worrying about customs and other regulatory requirements, it is worth a look to see just one aspect of what goes into importing product into the United States.