Are You Customs Ready? How Importers Can Prepare for Increased Enforcement

Simply Trade · Aug 27, 2026 · 29m

Host: Lalo Solorzano & Andy Shiles

Guest(s): Kathleen August

Published: August 27, 2026

Length: ~30 minutes

Presented by: Global Training Center

Summary

How ready would your company be if U.S. Customs and Border Protection came knocking tomorrow?

In this episode of Simply Trade, hosts Lalo Solorzano and Andy Shiles sit down with former CBP auditor Kathleen August to discuss why being “audit ready” is no longer enough. With more than 33 years of experience on the CBP side of the desk, Kathleen offers an insider’s perspective on today’s enforcement environment and explains why importers need to…