Monday Morning eBriefing

NCBFAA President Jose D. (J.D.) Gonzalez submitted comments to the Federal Register in response to NOAA Fisheries-NMFS’ proposed rule to strengthen and expand the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), urging NMFS “to rethink this proposal” since “it upends longstanding commercial practices, impacts the flow of trade and alters the meaning of customs law – with no measurable improvement in SIMP supply chain tracking.”

A summary of the latest legislative and regulatory transport, logistics and trade sector updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Transportation Counsel firm Venable.

MoCRA strengthens the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over cosmetic products. This represents the most significant expansion of FDA’s authority over cosmetics since the original enactment of the Food & Drug Cosmetic Act of 1938 (FD&C Act).

The NCBFAA Legislative Committee wholeheartedly thanks the continued work by our members and affiliate associations to lobby more Members of Congress to co-sponsor the Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA).

Customs and Border Protection has posted this agenda for its 2023 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security (TFCS) Summit to be held in Boston on April 17-19.

A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.

Con-Tra America Corp. is a freight forwarding, logistics, and consultancy company based in Somerset, New Jersey. With roots starting in Italy and branching to the U.K. and U.S., we specialize in domestic and international shipments, import and export consultation, warehousing and logistics support, custom brokerage, and cargo liability insurance.

Thanks for all those who have registered and for making this year’s NCBFAA 50th Annual Conference Golden Jubilee in New Orleans one of the largest and best ever! As we anticipated, registration space for this event has now sold out.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Damon Piatek who has recently joined our association.

The NCBFAA Export Compliance Subcommittee’s Vehicle Export Working Group (VEWG) continues to meet and discuss experiences that participants have with the pilot.

In a final rule published in the March 20 Federal Register, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) changed the language in the Shipping Act that governs potential liability of a violator by adding the phrase “or, in addition to or in lieu of a civil penalty, is liable for the refund of a charge” immediately after the term civil penalty.

NCBFAA marked 126 years of service to the customs broker and freight forwarder industry on March 22, although the association celebrated with fanfare its quasquicentennial, or 125th anniversary, last year.

A U.S. Census Bureau notice issued March 15 announced two new Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) license types that were added to the Automated Export System (AES).

A summary of the latest customs and cross-border trade regulatory updates brought to you by our NCBFAA Customs Counsel firm Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg.

This two-day event at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City, OK, from July 30-Aug. 1 will give customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, OTI, service providers, importers, exporters, and all global logistics professionals an opportunity to learn what's new in the industry.

Additional U.S. tariffs imposed under section 232 on imports of steel and aluminum products and under section 301 on certain imports from China reduced U.S. imports of these products and increased U.S. production and prices of these products, affecting the many industries that produce or sell these products or use them as inputs, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) in a report released March 15.

NCBFAA advises members who are attending the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 2023 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security (TFCS) Summit in Boston on April 17-19 that the opening day of the event coincides with the Boston Marathon.

Although we are not aware of a rising need at this time, NCBFAA would like to remind our members that should a need to change bank accounts occur, the correct procedure is to get the new account set up and operating within the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ACH payment system prior to closing the old account.

Founded in 1990, Express Air Freight, along with its Skyline Freight Division, prides itself on exceptional service, ability to meet tight time constraints, deadlines, and services to a multitude of industries.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on March 14 published its latest statistics for shipments subjected to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) reviews or enforcement actions.