Monday Morning eBriefing

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it will complete the deployment of Phase 2 of the ACE Portal Modernization on Nov. 8.

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

The NCBFAA Customs Committee continuously monitors regulatory activities that impact our customs broker members. Here are a few important items for customs brokers to observe.

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

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon propose changes to the rules for importing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

It has been reported that even though the customs broker WILL receive a courtesy copy of all Forms in which they are the customs brokers, as per Customs and Border Protection (CBP) CSMS # 53221767, there have been instances that the courtesy email has not been received.

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

Bridging the generational gap in the workplace doesn’t have to be a difficult task. Learn how to manage employees who are Baby Boomers, Millennials, and beyond from this Paychex video and article.

NCBFAA has demonstrated our benefit to you—our members—through the tireless action taken over the past year by our Legislative Committee and Counsel on Capitol Hill to both promote legislation that benefits our collective industry and stop that which would do harm.

The rank-and-file members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS)—one of a dozen freight rail unions in the National Railway Labor Conference—on Oct. 26 voted to reject the tentative contract agreement reached on Sept. 15 over paid time off for illness.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a recent ruling affirmed that the classification of goods for others, such as importers, is the business of customs brokers.

The Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR) contain EEI confidentiality provisions in 15 CFR 30.60 which include the prohibition of sharing the EEI with foreign governments or foreign entities.

NCBFAA wants to know your experience with the Oct. 26 Customs Broker License Exam—either the in-person and remote proctored formats—provided by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

With its two recently published final rules—Modernization of the Customs Broker Regulations (87 FR 63267) and Elimination of Customs Broker District Permit Fee (87 FR 63262), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has started to eliminate customs broker districts and transition all customs brokers to a single permit framework, or national permit, that operates at the national level within the customs territory of the U.S.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published final regulations modernizing the customs broker regulations. The NCBFAA Customs Committee has been closely monitoring this final rulemaking process and will continue to do so through the 60-day implementation by CBP.

The NCBFAA Transportation Committee’s Logistics Subcommittee is regularly collecting data on the nation’s rail delays and port congestion that are impacting the supply chain and your business operations.

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 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has extended the current Dec. 31, 2022 deadline for the import provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to take effect.

The Airforwarders Association (AfA) and NCBFAA are calling for a State or Federal-backed “Air Cargo Support Fund” to tackle the infrastructural crisis facing the U.S. air cargo industry.

The NCBFAA Educational Institute (NEI) staff would very much like to thank those members with an interest in continuing education within our trade space.