Monday Morning eBriefing

The White House released a top-line summary of its proposed FY2026 budget May 2, calling for steep cuts to many agencies. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought said the budget seeks to refocus and streamline the agencies and eliminating duplicative or unnecessary functions.

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) has updated 2 license type codes to the Automated Export System Trade Interface Requirements (AESTIR), Appendix F. Freight forwarders who use their own or third-party systems may want to check to confirm if any updates may be necessary.

To help ACE users take full advantage of ACE Reports functionality, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it will present a monthly series of four ACE Reports informational webinars starting May 21. CBP will also provide a separate virtual office hour session the day after each webinar to provide additional support for users who have follow-up questions.

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 Delta Express CHB, which has recently joined our association. We're so excited to have this firm join our organization and we are happy to assist in any way we can!

As reported by International Trade Today on May 5, Lisa Beth Brown has been picked as the new Acting Director of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Trade Relations. Laurie Dempsey has also been named Acting Deputy Director of CBP’s Office of Trade Relations.

he NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., to assist our customs brokers members to navigate the IEEPA tariffs has provided the following educational and informational documents and CBP guidance related to the May 2 elimination of de minimis for products from China and Hong Kong and the presidential changes to the IEEPA tariffs for auto part imports.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the ACE Air Import Manifest Appendix A and the ACE Ocean/Rail Import Manifest Appendix D implementation guides have been updated.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on May 2 published an interim final rule establishing the Section 232 inclusions process, as required by the Feb. 10 Presidential Inclusions Proclamations for the aluminum and steel tariffs.

Following an April 26 letter from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Mexican authorities agreed to lift aviation restrictions that interfered with U.S. efforts to fight the infestation of the New World Screwworm (NWS) in southern Mexico.

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) has provided a PGA informational roundup, including the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), for our customs broker members.

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) has published a Federal Register notice advising the trade that the quarterly IRS interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties will remain the same from the previous quarter.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on April 29 released its 2025 Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property (IP) rights.

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 Eagle Customs Broker, Delta Express, HG Logistics Services, Interline Corporation, Jay J. Kim, and JZL Shipping Incorporated, 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!

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., to assist our customs brokers members to navigate the IEEPA tariffs, has provided the following educational and informational documents, including the IEEPA Reciprocal Tariffs In-Transit Duty Exemption Clause, Reciprocal Tariffs CSMS Guide, and Guidance on 232 Duty Exceptions from CBP's Base Metals Center. In addition, the latest information pertinent to customs brokers regarding de minimis for China and Hong Kong is provided.

According to news reports, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Executive Director for the Office of Trade Relations George Bogden has departed from the agency, effective April 24. CBP is working hard to fill the position as soon as possible.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted an updated version of the Ocean Export Manifest Email Technical Requirements document is now available and the link can be found in the “Update on CBP Form 1302A Submission via the Document Image System” section.