Monday Morning eBriefing

One of the major success stories from this year’s NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18-20 was winning additional co-sponsors among U.S. House Representatives for our Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) (HR 4816).

The Commerce Department’s Census Bureau announced the cancellation of the Advanced Export Information (AEI) pilot program in an Oct. 14 Federal Register notice, with an effective date of Dec. 13.

President Biden on Oct. 10 signed the Bulk Infant Formula to Retail Shelves Act which has temporarily suspended duty on imports of certain infant formula base powder. In response, the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade updated the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) file in ACE to account for this legislation.

NCBFAA thanks members who wrote their senators to oppose two proposed legislative changes to the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) that would have most unfavorable to U.S. customs brokers who handle seafood imports.

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.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reminded filers to follow the applicable guidance in 19 CFR 190.35, 19 CFR 142, and 19 CFR 190.71 when filing the NOI.

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

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

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 Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Oct. 7 announced that it is proposing a new rule that seeks to “bring more clarity, structure, and punctuality to the demurrage and detention billing practices of vessel operating common carriers (VOCCs), non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs), and marine terminal operators (MTOs).”

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) responded to Russia’s annexation attempts by adding 57 entities in Russia and the Crimean region of Ukraine to its Entity List for supporting the Russian military’s continues invasion of Ukraine.

Testifying before the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on Sept. 28, Commissioner Carl Bentzel of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said he unequivocally opposes the proposed merger between Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific Rail and asked the STB commissioners to reject the plan.

One of the major success stories from this year’s NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 18-20 was winning additional co-sponsors among U.S. House Representatives for our Customs Business Fairness Act (CBFA) (HR 4816).

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.

The Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has published a temporary rule implementing the Craft Beverage Modernization Act (CBMA) provisions and providing procedures for foreign producers and importers.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Goldfish Inc. and Navco Logistics who have recently joined our association.

To help business and human resource (HR) leaders navigate the challenges on the horizon, Paychex invested in its fourth annual study of workforce trends impacting small- to medium-sized businesses.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Oct. 3 announced that it awarded a $500,000 contract to the National Academies of Science (NAS) to examine the nation’s intermodal chassis pools and provide recommendations on best practices for their management.

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) is pleased to announce a two-hour “series sweep” webinar that features key Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials involved in the agency’s four import programs: pesticides under FIFRA, toxic substances under TSCA, vehicles and engines under the Clean Air Act, and ozone-depleting substances under the Clean Air Act.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Oct. 1 began implementing a streamlined notification process between the two agencies for FDA refused entries. The new approach follows a pilot started in early 2021.