• NCBFAA Customs Committee Monitors Reciprocal and Other IEEPA Tariff Actions

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  The NCBFAA Customs Committee is monitoring the potential imposition of the reciprocal tariffs on countries which have disproportionately higher tariffs on U.S. goods as early as April 2 and what that will mean to customs brokers. In addition, the White House intends to impose 25% tariffs on imported cars and light trucks and certain vehicle parts as early as April 3, and some countries may be subject to additional tariffs of 25%, starting April 2, for importing oil from Venezuela. In addition, President Trump indicated that he will soon announce tariffs on lumber, pharmaceuticals, and possibly on computer chips, among other products.
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• NMFS Commits to 2026 Implementation of Marine Mammal Protection

  Mar 28, 2025
  The National Marine Fisheries (NMFS) reached a settlement with three wildlife advocacy groups in a Court of International Trade (CIT) case. In return for dismissal of the case, NMFS promised to adhere to a timeline for implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), which requires the government to ban fish from fisheries that do not meet U.S. standards for protecting marine mammals.
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• NACBA Supports Continuation of USMCA

  Mar 28, 2025
  The trade associations that comprise the North American Customs Brokers Alliance (NACBA) expressed their endorsement for the continuation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) which entered into force on July 1, 2020, and is currently undergoing review by the three countries to extend the agreement for another 16 years.
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CBP Webinar: A Review of Required Info Pertaining to Headings 8519-8529

16 April, 2025, 1 30 PM-2 30 PM

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Trade’s National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) is hosting the following webinars in the month of April as a part of the 2025 NCSD webinar series. These webinars are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. ET.

 To register for these free webinars, click on the registration link for the coordinating webinar below. All registrants will receive the link for the webinar on their confirmation email, but entry into the webinar is on a first-come, first-served basis as seats are limited. After the live event, this and other previously recorded webinars will be available for replay at Trade Outreach Webinars | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov).

 These webinars are a part of CBP’s continuing education program.

 NCSD’s April Webinar Schedule:

 Tuesday, April 1, 2025: What is “Packed” in Heading 3923? – The “What is “Packed” into Heading 3923?” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will discuss classification in heading 3923. Heading 3923 covers plastic articles for the conveyance and packing of goods as well as stoppers, lids, caps, and other closures, of plastics.

 Friday, April 11, 2025: Chapter 61: Let's Do it Again… It’s All About the Knit Blouse – The “Let's Do it Again... It’s All About the Knit Blouse” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar focuses on what is considered knit blouses.

 Tuesday, April 15, 2025: Classification of Heading 8508 Vacuum Cleaners – The “Classification of Heading 8508 Vacuum Cleaners” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. The webinar will explain the classification of vacuum cleaners of heading 8508 with case study approach. It will also discuss the exclusion issues on certain Chinese-origin vacuum cleaners under Section 301 remedies.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025: A Review of Required Info Pertaining to Headings 8519-8529 – The “A Review of Required Info Pertaining to Headings 8519-8529” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will review the important information to look at when classifying articles of headings 8519 through 8529, to avoid circumventing duty rates and section 301 duties, as well as the necessary steps to expedite country of origin and classification ruling requests relating to these headings. Additionally, we will review common misclassification and definitions of specific terms in the tariff, including sound and video reproducing and recording, FPD, television and radiobroadcasting transmission, TV cameras, digital cameras, video recorders, radio navigational aid, radio remote control, radiobroadcasting receivers, monitors, projectors, and reception apparatus for television.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025: Seeing the Light: Optical Elements in Headings 9001-9005 – The “Seeing the Light: Optical Elements in Headings 9001-9005” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. The webinar will focus on the beginning of Chapter 90 with a primary focus on how to classify optical elements and devices covered by the headings. This will cover definitions and the appropriate manufacturing processes involved in classification therein. There are extensive duty implications with misclassifications that will aid in CBP balancing fair trade.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025: Laminated Safety Glass: Windshields, Subheading 7007.21 – The “Laminated Safety Glass: Windshields, Subheading 7007.21” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will focus on what should classify under subheading of 7007.21

Thursday, April 24, 2025: Going with The Flow: Pipes, Tubes, and Hollow Profiles – The “Going with The Flow: Pipes, Tubes, and Hollow Profiles” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar focuses on the understanding how the classifications of steel pipes, tubes, and hollow profiles are organized in laymen’s terms.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025: Heading 8477: Machines for Working Rubber or Plastics – The “Heading 8477: Machines for Working Rubber or Plastics” is part of the 2025 Education’s Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. The webinar will cover various machinery for working plastic and rubber, covered by HTSUS Heading 8477, including injection molding machines, blow molding machines, vacuum molding machines, and extruders.  This presentation will also focus on the meaning of the term “working” the material and discuss common misclassification issues in this context.

 If you have any questions about this webinar, please contact OTRwebinars@cbp.dhs.gov.