1. Centers of Excellence and Expertise Department of Homeland Security  Customs and Border Protection

2. 2 What are Centers of Excellence and Expertise?  Industry-focused and account-based points of virtual processing for post-release trade activities  Aligned by 10 key industry sectors in strategic location  Consolidate existing expertise and build industry-specific education to authoritatively facilitate trade  Provide national overview of participating accounts to identify areas for further facilitation or corrective action  Serve as a resource to the broader trade community and to CBP’s U.S. government partners

3. 3 Why Centers? Centers – Company imports into 60 ports of entry – Single Center conducts entry summary reviews Objective: – Focus on industry-specific issues – Facilitation – Reduce transaction costs – Increase compliance – Increase uniformity of treatment Past processing: – Company imports into 60 ports of entry – 60 ports conduct entry summary reviews

4. CEE Strategic Vision and End State Pre-arrival, arrival, and cargo release – Port Directors: arrival and manifest processing; release authority for narcotics, terrorism, agriculture, and other security risks Centers will perform all trade processing post-release – Entry summary review/verification, liquidation, protest, reconciliation, drawback, liquidated damage and penalty initiation, commercial fraud case development, collaboration with HSI Supply chain security – Centers will partner with Supply Chain Security Specialists in basic supply chain management Policy analysis – Centers will provide subject-matter expertise to HQ policymakers on decisions affecting the Centers’ industry; ensure policy is executed uniformly

5. 5 What are the benefits?

6. 6 Background: Current Status (1/10/14) CenterAccounts Electronics52 Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals31 Apparel, Footwear & Textiles26 Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising18 Agriculture & Prepared Products17 Petroleum, Natural Gas, & Minerals15 Automotive & Aerospace14 Base Metals9 Machinery9 Industrial & Manufacturing Materials7 Current Status (05/22/14)

7. 7 Background: End Status Estimated Importers of Record by Center once fully implemented CenterIORs Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising79,500 Machinery53,500 Apparel, Footwear & Textiles34,400 Industrial & Manufacturing Materials32,300 Agriculture & Prepared Products29,000 Electronics25,700 Automotive & Aerospace18,800 Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals15,800 Base Metals15,200 Petroleum, Natural Gas, & Minerals2,000 End Status

8. Apparel, Footwear & Textiles Electronics Machinery Centers of Excellence and Expertise Call (866) 295-7624 to connect with your Center of interest Petroleum, Natural Gas & Minerals Agriculture & Prepared Products Consumer Products & Mass Merchandising Base Metals Automotive & Aerospace Industrial & Manufacturing Materials Pharmaceuticals, Health & Chemicals

9. CEE@cbp.dhs.gov CEE mailbox