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Headquartered in the Washington DC metro area, the NCBFAA represents more than 1,300 member companies with 110,000 employees in international trade - the nation's leading freight forwarders, customs brokers, ocean transportation intermediaries (OTIs), NVOCCs and air cargo agents, serving more than 250,000 importers and exporters. The Association’s members handle more than 97% of the entries for goods imported into the United States and are directly involved with the logistics of these goods. Further, members operating as OTIs are involved with approximately 80 to 85% of all exports from the United States. 

 

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  • NCBFAA Welcomes New Members

    Jul 16, 2025
    On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Gulfport Logistics, Magnolia Global Trade Solutions, MaxKlear, and Refresh Global Logistics, which have recently joined our association. We're so excited to have these firms join our organization and we are happy to assist in any way we can!
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  • Supreme Court Clears Way for Sweeping Government Worker Layoffs

    Jul 16, 2025
    The U.S. Supreme Court on July 9 lifted a lower court that blocked nearly a dozen federal government agencies from implementing layoffs and reorganizations involving hundreds of thousands of federal workers. The decision paves the way for these agencies to move forward with the reorganization and reduction-in-force plans, as required by Executive Order 14210 issued in March. The reorganization plans have been on hold since the May 2 injunction.
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  • USDA Again Halts Livestock Imports from Mexico

    Jul 16, 2025
    U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on July 9 announced an immediate shutdown of livestock imports from Mexico after a new world screwworm (NWS) case was reported north of the previous infestations.
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CBP Webinar: Getting to the Point – Forks and Spoons of Heading 8215

NCSD’s August Webinar Schedule:

Tuesday, August 5, 2025: Getting to the Point – Forks and Spoons of Heading 8215 – The “Getting to the Point – Forks and Spoons of Heading 8215” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will discuss the classification of forks, spoons, and other tableware of heading 8215, including the GRI 1 set provisions, and how to calculate the ad valorem equivalent rate.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025: Overview of Liquid Pumps – The “Overview of Liquid Pumps” 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 provide insight concerning what liquid pumps are and how they are classified within the broader 8413 subheadings. Pumps classified within this heading are subject to Section 301 Trade Remedies and understanding how liquid pumps of heading 8413 are classified will help balance trade, as they are often misclassified as parts of the end item.

Tuesday, August 12, 2025: Classification of Plaited Articles of Chapter 46 – The “Classification of Plaited Articles of Chapter 46” 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 cover classification of goods in Chapter 46, Plaiting Materials, including differentiating plaiting materials from textiles. 

Thursday, August 14, 2025: Traveling Through the Rules of Heading 4202 – The “Traveling Through the Rules of Heading 4202” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will provide guidance on the proper application of the rules and precedents pertaining to articles of Heading 4202.

Tuesday, August 26, 2025: Other Made-up Textiles Articles of Subheading 6307.90 – The “Other Made-up Textiles Articles of Subheading 6307.90” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will focus on other made-up textile articles classified under subheading 6307.90, HTSUS. What is considered a textile material and what the expression “made up” means per Note 7 to Section XI. Will elaborate on these concepts by discussing recent Headquarters and NY Rulings that classified articles under 6307.90.

Wednesday, August 27, 2025: All About Chapter 62 Blouses – The “All About Chapter 62 Blouses” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar focuses on Chapter 62 women's blouses, shirts, sleeveless tank styles, similar upper body garments, 6206 exclusions, coverage requirements, and sewn-in and detachable inside pockets.

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

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CBP Webinar: Getting to the Point – Forks and Spoons of Heading 8215

NCSD’s August Webinar Schedule:

Tuesday, August 5, 2025: Getting to the Point – Forks and Spoons of Heading 8215 – The “Getting to the Point – Forks and Spoons of Heading 8215” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will discuss the classification of forks, spoons, and other tableware of heading 8215, including the GRI 1 set provisions, and how to calculate the ad valorem equivalent rate.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025: Overview of Liquid Pumps – The “Overview of Liquid Pumps” 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 provide insight concerning what liquid pumps are and how they are classified within the broader 8413 subheadings. Pumps classified within this heading are subject to Section 301 Trade Remedies and understanding how liquid pumps of heading 8413 are classified will help balance trade, as they are often misclassified as parts of the end item.

Tuesday, August 12, 2025: Classification of Plaited Articles of Chapter 46 – The “Classification of Plaited Articles of Chapter 46” 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 cover classification of goods in Chapter 46, Plaiting Materials, including differentiating plaiting materials from textiles. 

Thursday, August 14, 2025: Traveling Through the Rules of Heading 4202 – The “Traveling Through the Rules of Heading 4202” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will provide guidance on the proper application of the rules and precedents pertaining to articles of Heading 4202.

Tuesday, August 26, 2025: Other Made-up Textiles Articles of Subheading 6307.90 – The “Other Made-up Textiles Articles of Subheading 6307.90” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar will focus on other made-up textile articles classified under subheading 6307.90, HTSUS. What is considered a textile material and what the expression “made up” means per Note 7 to Section XI. Will elaborate on these concepts by discussing recent Headquarters and NY Rulings that classified articles under 6307.90.

Wednesday, August 27, 2025: All About Chapter 62 Blouses – The “All About Chapter 62 Blouses” is part of the 2025 Educations Commodity Specific Webinar Series hosted by the National Commodity Specialist Division, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade. This webinar focuses on Chapter 62 women's blouses, shirts, sleeveless tank styles, similar upper body garments, 6206 exclusions, coverage requirements, and sewn-in and detachable inside pockets.

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

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