A. N. Deringer history

In 1929, the company was granted Customs brokerage license No.

The Tariff Act of 1930 required Customs brokers to post bonds on behalf of clients.

land was purchased in Highgate Springs, Vermont, in 1951;

an office was opened in Calais, Maine, in 1952;

In 1976, Deringer obtained a freight forwarding license from the Federal Maritime Commission.

In 1988, Deringer also added a USDA meat inspection facility to its Champlain, New York location.

In 1994, the Customs Modernization Act resulted in the gradual elimination of tariffs between Canada and Mexico via the North American Free Trade Agreement.

After the tragic events of September 11, 2001, United States Customs shifted its focus to security, which introduced new processes and programs to the industry.

The Trade Act of 2002 required advance electronic transmission of information on inbound cargo.

In 2003, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was created under the newly-established Department of Homeland Security.

A few years later in 2009, Deringer was selected to participate in a Broker Account Management pilot program and was one of nine brokers that participated in CBP’s Importer Self-Assessment Pre-Certification Program.

One recent achievement is the election of Amy Magnus, Deringer’s Director of Customs Affairs and Compliance, to President of the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America in 2018.