A single missing hyphen on a wood packaging mark can now put an entire shipment at risk. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reminded the trade community through TIN #67042554, issued by the Agriculture and Prepared Products Center of Excellence and Expertise, that the suspension of the ISPM 15 hyphen requirement ends on December 31, 2025. CBP has already begun paying close attention to wood packaging material compliance, and importers are seeing the real consequence of no

A wrong address, outdated phone number, mismatched EIN, or indirect Power of Attorney may soon do more than slow down an import entry. It could cause U.S. Customs and Border Protection to void an Importer of Record number, stopping merchandise from entering the United States until the problem is fixed. Based on Executive Order 14411, Strengthening Customs Enforcement, and CBP’s subsequent Federal Register notice on Importer of Record data accuracy, CBP is moving toward strong