*UPDATE* Guidance to Trade on Cargo Processing during Hurricane Irma - (CSMS# 17-000547)

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CSMS# 17-000547 - CBP Area Port of Charleston Operations - Hurricane IRMA

09/10/2017 03:26 PM EDT

 

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September 8, 2017

 

Charleston, SC – U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Area Port of Charleston will cease Trade operations on Friday, September 9, 2017 at 1600 due to potential impacts of Hurricane Irma. Vessel and Aircraft operations will continue until a determination is made by Charleston International Airport officials regarding airport closure or the U.S. Coast Guard regarding the Port of Charleston.

 

For the Port of Columbia, SC, all Trade operations will cease on Friday, September 9, 2017 at 1600.

 

Resumption for Trade operations will be Tuesday, September 12, 2017. CBP will provide necessary updates.

 

For Port of Charleston questions call the Duty Supervisor at 843 579-6513 or Duty Watch Commander Russ Miller at 843 296-1078 or Assistant Port Director Joanne Fogg at 843 296-8471.

 

 

For Port of Columbia questions call Port Director Jerry Wilson at 843 315-5901. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.