Monday Morning eBriefing

The new container management fee, which focuses on excess empty boxes being stored too long in the port, takes effect Sept. 1, pending a mandatory federal 30-day notice period.

If a member of the trade community is victim of a cybersecurity attack that impacts the company’s ability to transmit transactions to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the agency has identified steps for reporting such an event.

The NCBFAA Educational Institute (NEI) successfully concluded its 8th Annual Global Trade Educational Conference (G·TEC).

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

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Ventus Global LLC to our association.

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.

Shipspry LLC is a young and energetic expedited logistics solution provider, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The company provides time-critical shipping services via airfreight, aircraft charter, on board courier services, and exclusive-use hotshot vehicle services.

During his meetings at the port, FMC Chairman Daniel Maffei said, “If it can be shown that a shipper or a trucker is not allowed to return a container then – not only should they not be charged per diem but – the carrier should compensate that trucker for the space it takes up."

The biennial renewal of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food facility registrations is upon us. This time, the process requires special attention.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports that, for food entries, they continue to receive entry lines with an invalid syntax for the email transmitted in PG21 for the FSV entity. As a result, starting Aug. 8, FDA will tweak its system to ensure it receives an email with a valid syntax.

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

Join your industry colleagues at the 2022 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18-20 to hear what Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Daniel Maffei has to say about his agency’s initiative to implement the recently enacted Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022).

The strategic rollout of new employee retention ideas can help businesses keep their top talent and maintain productivity. Losing even one employee can cause a significant disruption in workflow, and it may take time for the remaining employees to get back on track.

Here is 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 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade’s National Commodity Specialist Division and the Office of Trade Relations have announced their lineup of commodity-specific, educational webinars for importers and customs brokers for August.

As an advocate for the entire industry, NCBFAA provides two key resource documents for shippers and freight forwarders that are available to members and non-members alike. NCBFAA’s Shipper’s Letter of Instruction (SLI) Model and the USPPI Responsibility Sheet simplify the reporting process for both shippers and forwarders and help them explain regulations to key partners and industry representatives.

NCBFAA President J.D. Gonzalez offered customs brokers’ perspectives on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) upcoming e-filing Beta pilot in comments to the Federal Register. The CPSC recently announced the Beta pilot for electronic filing of certain data elements of the CPSC Certificate of Compliance for up to 300 regulated consumer products. The June 10 Federal Register notice invited importers and customs brokers to participate in the pilot.

The NCBFAA Educational Institute (NEI) invites all global logistics professionals to its 8th Annual Global Trade Educational Conference (G·TEC). This two-day event at the InterContinental Magnificent Mile Hotel in Chicago on Aug. 1-2 will give customs brokers, freight forwarders, NVOCCs, OTI, service providers, importers, exporters, and all global logistics professionals an opportunity to update themselves on industry developments and connect with colleagues new and old

NCBFAA knows that you as our members are doing their best to keep up with their day-to-day businesses under dire supply chain circumstances, and now add on top of all that the recent flurry of U.S. sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. What do these sanctions mean to your business (our industry)? Well, it can be an awful lot, depending on whether you work with customers that had export or import business with Russia prior to invasion.

Join your industry colleagues at the 2022 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18-20 and make your voice heard loud and clear on regulations and legislation that impact the customs brokerage, freight forwarding and NVOCC industry in the U.S.