• CBP Guidance for Section 232 Duties on Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper

  Apr 3, 2026
  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday evening, April 3, released guidance to the trade regarding the implementation of the April 2 Proclamation, “Strengthening Actions Taken to Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper into the United States.” NCBFAA has provided CBP’s guidance in full below for the convenience of our customs broker members.
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• DEA Implementation Guide Moved from Draft Section of CBP Website

  Apr 3, 2026
  The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Implementation Guide (IG) can now be found in the “Implementation Guidelines: Ready for Coding” section of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) website. The DEA message set was deployed to CBP’s ACE Production Environment on March 21, 2026. The new DE3 flag is being enforced with a WARNING severity.
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• NCBFAA Customs Broker Members Reminded to Establish ACE Portal Accounts and Submit ACH Banking Information to CBP

  Apr 3, 2026
  Effective Feb. 6, 2026, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began issuing all refunds electronically via Automated Clearing House (ACH) (subject to limited exceptions), as announced in the Electronic Refunds Interim Final Rule published Jan. 2, 2026 in the Federal Register. This requires trade members to set up ACE Portal accounts and to submit ACH banking information so that CBP can issue ACH refunds instead of mailing refunds as U.S. Treasury checks. Importers without a U.S. bank account must either open a U.S. bank account or designate your customs broker with a U.S. bank account consistent with 31 U.S.C. 3332(g).
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Brokers Meeting – July 24, 2025

24 July, 2025, 10 PM-11:30 PM

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Department of Homeland Security

Automotive & Aerospace Center of Excellence and Expertise

Number:   A&A-25-001               

TO:            Brokers, Importers, Carriers, and Other Interested Parties

FROM:      Assistant Center Director - Automotive & Aerospace Center

SUBJECT:  Brokers Meeting – July 24, 2025

The Automotive & Aerospace Center, in collaboration with the Detroit Field Office, and the Detroit Field Office Ports of Entry, would like to invite you to the July 24, 2025, Brokers meeting held at 985 Michigan Ave, Detroit, MI 1st floor GSA Conference Room C122-04. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss common challenges and direct questions to management representatives from the Automotive & Aerospace Center, the Detroit Field Office, and the Michigan Ports of Entry.

 Any questions or agenda items may be directed to: cee-automotive@cbp.dhs.gov; detroitentrybranch@cbp.dhs.gov