Monday Morning eBriefing

The informational response message will be received when the State of Origin data element and the state in the USPPI’s address filed in the Electronic Export Information (EEI) are not the same state.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will delay the March 5 deployment of the Ocean House Bill of Lading (OHBOL) Release deployment, including Container Freight Station (CFS) User Interface (UI), to ACE to June 4. The agency agreed to the delay based on implementation concerns from NCBFAA and others.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a Feb. 16 Federal Register notice that it is modifying the Section 321 Data Pilot by adding optional data elements that may be submitted by any participant. The agency is also expanding the Section 321 Data Pilot to accept applications for additional participants in this test from all parties that meet the eligibility requirements and has extended the pilot to August 2025.

The deadline for a customs broker with a power of attorney (POA) executed prior to Dec. 19, 2022 to satisfy the POA requirement under 19 CFR 111.36(c)(3) of the Customs Broker Modernization Regulations occurred on Feb. 17.

In response to the devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 23-Authorizing Transactions Related to Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria on Feb. 9.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) in the Office of Trade will hold about 35 commodity-specific, educational webinars between February and September.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP) will host an informational webinar on Feb. 21 at 1-2 p.m. ET regarding its Jan. 19 final rule for strengthening organic enforcement (SOE) and how the changes will impact organic farms and businesses.

Two NCBFAA member companies, represented by Cindy Allen, Vice President for Regulatory Affairs and Compliance at FedEx Trade Networks Transport & Brokerage, and Brenda Smith, Global Director of Government Outreach for Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., testified during a Feb. 16 Senate hearing that an efficient “Single Window” regulatory system for all federal agencies is vital to combating illicit trade.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome AMAC Logistics, Global Chain Logistics, Shea Customs Services, and Space Border Logistics Corp. which have recently joined our association.

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

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the agency will allow a change in the port code—a policy shift long advocated by the customs broker community.

We expect a blockbuster attendance for the NCBFAA 50th Annual Conference Golden Jubilee NCBFAA being held at the Sheraton New Orleans on April 23-26. If you haven’t registered to attend, then don’t delay!

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a proposed rule to establish performance standards and warning labels for consumer products containing or designed to contain button cell or coin batteries.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) anticipates that the 2023 numbers for cut flowers imported for Valentine's Day could exceed those of the previous three years, each topping 1 billion stems by the end of the season.

NCBFAA encourages members to attend the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 2023 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security (TFCS) Summit which will be held in Boston on April 17-19.

The update includes updated FZ10 record descriptions for received quantity and FIRMS code. In addition, the supporting information in the appendix F was updated.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that it is developing a new APHIS Core Message Set AQ3 flag to alert filers that products under a Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) code require a Message Set.

Make sure to use #NCBFAAConf23 on your social media posts to join the conversation and connect with other attendees.

Customs and Border Protection has provided updated guidance on processing approved Section 232 product exclusions.

The CCS award, which is sponsored by CargoWise, will be given to Jeremy Harn, Release Import Analyst for Livingston International, while the CES award, which is sponsored by Avalon Risk Management, will be given to George Joubran of DHL.