Passengers on all Etihad Airways flights to the United States, comprising passengers from Pakistan, from this week can experience the advantages of arriving in the US having precleared
US Customs and Border Protection at Abu Dhabi Airport.
A new
US Customs and Border Protection Federal Inspection Station at Capital Region International Airport, Michigan, will be open to the public on 26 May 2009.
Customs Gateway has been introduced by Sterling Commerce, a software and services provider and subsidiary of AT&T Inc (NYSE:T), to help companies comply with the 2007
US Customs requirement for mandatory filing of e-Manifests, imposed in April by the
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency.
Member governments have agreed to cooperate with
US customs authorities by identifying and inspecting 'at risk' containers and by allowing
US customs agents access to port facilities.
Liverpool is one of 30 ports across the world and four in the UK which are using teams of
US Customs officers under the Container Security Initiative.
A DEVICE called BodySearch is being used by
US customs inspectors at six airports to detect contraband.
Capital Region International Airport in Lansing, Michigan has become an official port of entry into the United States with the establishment of a facility for
US Customs and Border Protection operations.
Its concerns were raised after eight Member States declared they would accept the stationing of
US customs officials in their ports, as part of the US "container security initiative" (CSI).
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US Customs agent approached the man and requested to see his ticket and passport - which are new required in order to gain access to screening and boarding areas.
