Monday Morning eBriefing

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) is seeking public comments in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) issued Tuesday, Sept. 13, implementing a requirement of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022) to define unreasonable refusal to deal or negotiate with respect to vessel space accommodation provided by an ocean common carrier.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Brazil’s Customs Authority Receita Federal on Sept. 16 signed an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) periodically updates the FAQ section with new content as the agency approaches the deployment of its OHBOL Release ACE enhancement.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted an updated ACE Development and Deployment Schedule on its website.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has tightened existing sanctions against Russia and Belarus by imposing new export controls, including expanding the scope of the Russian industry sector sanctions to add lower-level items potentially useful for Russia's chemical and biological weapons production capabilities and items needed for advanced production and development capabilities to enable advanced manufacturing across industries.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Sept. 15 announced the agency will temporarily exempt the TSA Security Threat Assessment (STA) requirement for Hazardous Material Endorsement (HME) holders whose endorsements expired or will expire before the end of calendar year.

The NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference day on Monday, Sept. 19, includes top-notch speakers and experts from Capitol Hill and federal agencies in charge of overseeing our nation’s cross-border trade.

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 Department of Commerce on Sept. 12 extended the deadline by 80 days to complete importer and exporter certifications for entries of certain hardwood plywood products and veneered panels from China that are assembled in Vietnam and entered the U.S. between June 17, 2020, to August 28, 2022.

Integrity Sourcing is excited to be a new member of NCBFAA thanks to Lisa Gelsomino who is no stranger to the Association and its membership. Thanks to this great partnership, Integrity Sourcing is pleased to offer NCBFAA members a 10% discount on all promotional orders!

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) recently reached out to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to clarify if “wet” blanched peanuts should be filed under the HTS Code Subheading 2008, which is reserved for fruits, nuts, and other edible parts of plants, prepared, and preserved.

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.

This weekly article series provides an overview of the NCBFAA committees and how Regular Members can become involved.

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

NCBFAA on Sept. 13 responded to the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) request for information of Aug. 15 regarding the impact of congestion and determine whether this has “created an emergency situation causing a substantial, adverse effect on the competitiveness and reliability of the international ocean transportation supply system.”

This article was written by Bradley Silver, Director Sales for Hamilton Court Foreign Exchange, and provided to NCBFAA for publication in the Monday Morning eBriefing by Monex USA.

The NCBFAA Logistics Committee closely monitored the railroad labor negotiations and warned members to prepare for a possible strike. The Association was relieved that the strike had been averted.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a Sept. 9 message to the trade said the “FILER WILL receive a courtesy copy of all Forms in which they are the filer regardless if the importer has an account or not.”

The 2022 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18-20 is less than a week away, but you still have time to register for this important event on legislative and regulatory matters that impact our industry.

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