Ep 217: Cross-border shipping and advance electronic data with Kate Muth (IMAG)

Nov 18, 2020

AED/EAD is a hot topic in international postal circles right now! Kate Muth, Executive Director at IMAG (International Mailers Advisory Group), shares an update on sharing advance electronic data for cross-border parcels - and compliance with the USA’s STOP Act:

• Background to the STOP Act
• Movement of illicit narcotics through the international postal system
• AED (or EAD) to help customs authorities
• Timelines for providing AED
• Will all countries meet 100% AED provision?
• The OIG’s research into AED compliance
• China’s progress in providing AED
• Exemptions and waivers
• Untracked items
• Remediation for international items without AED
• Rules for dealing with non-compliant items
• US capacity to store inbound international items, impact on quality of service and cost
• Will non-compliant parcels be destroyed?
• Collecting data at the post office counter
• Who pays for what?
• Truthfulness of customs declarations
• Other countries demanding inbound article data
• Harmonisation codes
• Is the data helping authorities find illicit substances in the mail?
• The importance of sharing data for cross-border parcels