Monday Morning eBriefing

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 9 announced an update to the ACE Ocean CAMIR Export Manifest – Input to CBP Implementation Guides (IG) for the description in Segment M01, Data Element Vessel Name – to include note “If there is no Vessel name, a vessel ID of “VESSEL” is required.”

President Trump on Sept. 8 announced three proclamations excluding certain Canadian imports related to motor vehicles, dairy products, and alcoholic beverages from entering the U.S. under Section 338 authority. The product import bans will take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Sept. 29. In addition, the administration announced two modifications to Section 338 tariffs announced on Canadian goods imports, including motor vehicles and alcoholic beverages, which take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Sept. 15.

The Canadian government at 12:01 a.m. ET on Sept. 8 imposed counter-tariffs of up to 50% on myriad U.S. products. Canada’s tariffs were in response to the Aug. 22 U.S. decision to impose 50% Section 338 tariffs on $27.6 billion of Canadian goods. Canada's counter-tariffs will apply to products covering $27.6 billion of U.S. imports and will focus on sectors such as steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics, that are most impacted by U.S. tariffs, the Canadian government said.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Alvarez & Marsal, Camili Forwarding, and Neutoc Services, which have recently joined our association. We're so excited to have these firms join our organization and we are happy to assist in any way we can!

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Sept. 4 that it has posted Cargo Release Condition Codes documents on its website which include changes pertaining to Entry Type 13. These changes are expected to be deployed in the ACE Production environment on Sept. 22, the agency said.

The U.S. House of Representatives on Aug. 31 passed legislation to create a trade crimes unit in the Department of Justice (DOJ). The Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Crime (PAIL) Act, H.R. 1869, would establish a dedicated structure within the DOJ criminal division to investigate prosecute trade-related crimes, including duty evasion, forced labor violations, health, safety, and environmental violations and wildlife trafficking, among other illegal activity.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in the Sept. 3 Federal Register that the next quarterly Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 1-5 p.m. ET. NCBFAA members are encouraged to attend the virtual COAC meeting.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Christy Transport, Fried-Sped Logistics, and Zeying Zhang, which have recently joined our association. We're so excited to have these firms join our organization and we are happy to assist in any way we can!

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.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 2 provided guidance to the trade for implementing the Aug. 13 Presidential Proclamation 11055, “Adjusting Imports of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Components into the United States," which imposes between 10% - 100% additional duties on certain imports of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and UAS components. The additional 10% - 100% duties on imports of UAS and UAS components are effective Sept. 3, and a 25% additional duty for other UAS components are effective Feb. 9, 2027.

The Census Bureau on Aug. 31 added port of unlading codes to the Automated Export System (AES) with immediate effect, including Peru, Argentina, Montenegro, Malaysia, China, South Korea, New Zealand, and Egypt.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Small Business and Industry Assistance (SBIA) will hold a virtual public Workshop on Sept. 29 aimed at drug manufacturers, including foreign drug manufacturers and importers that manufacture and import drugs for U.S. commercial distribution. Customs brokers with clients who import drugs may want to share this opportunity with their clients.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on July 1 implemented certain changes to statistical reporting categories in the HTSUS which has resulted in USTR making conforming amendments to four product exclusions related to the Section 301 investigation of China Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a Sept. 1 advance notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register requests comments from the trade to develop new requirements for enhancing visibility into all parties involved in U.S. imports. In addition, CBP asks the trade to provide input regarding the integration of innovative technical solutions for the tracing of supply chains involved with imported goods and enhanced collection of export documentation that foreign exporters are required to submit to overseas customs authorities prior to exporting their goods to the U.S.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) advised the trade that effective Monday, Sept. 14, ACE will begin rejecting entry summaries where the copper primary country of smelt and the country of cast are not reported. ACE will return the F794 ADDTNL DEC TYPE RQRD FOR ARTICLE message as a fatal version of the error when the required 54 record type 12 for copper is not submitted, the agency said.

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on Aug. 28 reminded the trade that the only import fumigation provider in Virginia has closed. Until a new fumigation provider is established in the state, any shipments requiring fumigation will be refused and must be re-exported, the agency said.

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.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Saturday, Aug. 29, is expected to deploy a bug fix to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) unit of measure rules that can produce a PFX fix. It appears that the fix changes the way the rules require PG26 packing qualifier.