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US cuts will delay US-bound shipments

BIFA is warning that recent savage cuts in US Government spending could delay shipments as overtime payments to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers are axed. A sequestration programme was adopted by Congress to address the federal budget deficit on 1 March, triggering a series of automatic government spending cuts, totalling about $1 trillion over the next 10 years. BIFA calculates that the cuts could delay cargo examinations by up ... [+]