Monday Morning eBriefing

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Baker Logistics Consulting Services, 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!

NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., on June 1 offered input to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regarding the agency’s application of the IEEPA reciprocal tariff in-transit provision, particularly in cases where cargo initially is loaded onto feeder vessels then offloaded and reloaded in an intermediate country onto a mother ship for direct shipment to the U.S. In addition, NCBFAA will continue to monitor CBP guidance as it relates to the White House's June 4 increase in the aluminum and steel tariffs to 50%.

NCBFAA has opened registration for the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7-9. (The Grand Hyatt Washington is a new location for the GAC.) We urge attendees to register now to take advantage of the special room block and early bird savings!

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said, starting June 14, that it will increase the number of Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers allowed per entry summary line in ACE. This enhancement will enable filers to include up to 32 HTSUS numbers on one entry summary line. The current limit is 8 HTSUS numbers per entry summary line.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended the start date for submitting data from importers and domestic manufacturers on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAs) to April 13, 2026.

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said it will soon announce that paper Lacey declarations and the “mail in” option for paper forms will end this year.

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.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Sandra De Leon, 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!

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) recently met with USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) leaders to discuss challenges with MO2 import entries failing to auto-reconcile in AMS’ system.

The next Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) quarterly meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 18, from 1-5 p.m. ET. NCBFAA encourages as many members as possible to attend the COAC.

The NCBFAA Customs Committee and Counsel of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., will continue to monitor and highlight key changes with regards to the May 28 Court of International Trade (CIT) opinion invalidating the IEEPA tariffs, the U.S. government's appeal through the Court of Appeals in the Federal Circuit (CAFC), and what that will mean for our customs broker members.

NCBFAA has opened registration for the 2025 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) to be held at the Grand Hyatt Washington on Sept. 7-9. We urge attendees to register now to take advantage of the special room block and early bird savings!

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance providing drug manufacturers with recommendations on replacing color additives in drugs.

The HTS Sequencing Toolkit on the NCBFAA Customs Committee Webpage has been updated to include some helpful information about how to use the Treasury Check Verification System (TCVS).

The NCBFAA Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) has provided a roundup of the latest PGA news, including a Withhold Release Order involving a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel, APHIS permitting fresh pineapple from Indonesia, and the continuation of live animal import restrictions from Mexico.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on May 29 deployed the Auto-Rejection of Insufficient Manifest Cargo Description enhancement in the ACE Certification environment.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on May 29 posted a new Draft Cargo Release Status Notification document pertaining to automated enforcement of de minimis.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said, effective May 30, that the local pipeline/information notice messages process will cease. To continue receiving local information regarding Port and/or Center of Excellence and Expertise (Centers) activity, customs brokers must subscribe to the new Trade Information Notice (TIN).

The NCBFAA Customs Committee has requested CBP to update the ACE Business Rules document or issue a CSMS Message, but for now customs brokers should follow these steps to meet their obligation to file the entry summary, even if the importer fails to provide payment for duties and fees.