Monday Morning eBriefing

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.

On Oct. 1, customs brokers will see new tariff flags for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Lacey, requiring transmission of a Lacey Act declaration or a valid disclaim for products classified in these tariff categories.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome the following members who have recently joined our association:

The NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 19-21 in Washington, D.C., was a resounding success! More than 100 members and government officials attended both in-person and virtually, making this year’s GAC truly an exciting and informative event.

Attendees at the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) listened to Dana Baicco, commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), describe her agency’s struggles to modernize its import surveillance – an effort that began in 2008.

Alan Estevez, President Biden’s pick to lead the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), held his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee hearing on Sept. 21.

President Biden’s recent Executive Order encourages the FMC to “vigorously enforce” the prohibition of unjust and unreasonable practices from the ocean carriers and has eyed the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) to take an increasing leadership role to investigate and fix this national supply chain breakdown.

AnnMarie Highsmith, Executive Assistant Commissioner for Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Trade, told NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) attendees in a prerecorded message on Sept. 20 that the customs broker industry’s collaboration with the agency is “essential to forging the future we have envisioned together.”

In seeking to address some gaps, the Commerce Department is modifying its regulations to improve administration and enforcement of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 24 issued a message to provide the trade community with information regarding additional data that may be provided with protest submissions.

During the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference on Sept. 19-21, a giant push was made by members—both in-person and virtual—to gain traction on Capitol Hill to make the Customs Business Fairness Act of 2021 (H.R. 4816) into permanent law.

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.

Effective Sept. 14, drawback claims transmitted in ACE will be routed to the Center of Excellence and Expertise (Center) based on the claimant’s current industry sector account alignment, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said.

As our country's 20-year involvement in Afghanistan ending last week, NCBFAA wants to thank and recognize all the active and retired military service members in the industry and throughout the country.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Oct. 16 will deploy Collections – Release 4 to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).

NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) Chair Mike Lahar participated in a two-day workshop “Seafood Traceability: Exploring Programs from Design to Implementation,” which was sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the World Wildlife Federation and the Stimson Center. The workshop was attended by industry, government, and NGOs from around the globe. NCBFAA provided an important voice in a wide-ranging and animated discussion on how to implement seafood traceability programs in a meaningful and successful way.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) on Sept. 15 announced that it has voted to move forward with two demurrage-and-detention related initiatives proposed by Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye as part of Fact Finding 29. Unlike Commissioner Dye’s other Interim Recommendations, these initiatives required formal commission approval.

Instaknow is a global Hyperautomation service that enables the rapid automation of freight forwarder and customs broker repetitive, manually intensive processes, resulting in reduced cost and errors and increased customer satisfaction with rapid ROI.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 16 officially opened its “first-in-the-nation” dedicated Air Centralized Examination Station (A-CES) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome the following member who has recently joined our association: