Monday Morning eBriefing

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) will hold two webinars in September as a part of its 2024 NCSD webinar series.

The Hyatt Regency Washington special room block rate of $319, plus tax, for the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) has been briefly extended beyond the Thursday, Aug. 15, deadline. Thus, if you are planning to attend the GAC on Sept. 22-24, you are urged to register today to take advantage of this special room block rate.

NCBFAA called out a proposed change in the definition of “importer” for purposes of a USDA fee on paper and packaging product imports, describing the change as “unprecedented.”

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will open registration for the Oct. 23 Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE) on Monday, Aug. 12 at 12:01 a.m. ET and close registration on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 17 will deploy an update to ACE that enforces the requirement to file Entry Type (ET) 86 transactions prior to or upon the arrival of the cargo.

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 Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) on Friday, Aug. 9, issued its decision that none of the services provided by the two Canadian railways—CN and CPKC—are essential by law. As a result, no rail services are required to be maintained in the event of a work stoppage initiated by either the union or the two railroads.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted an updated ACE Development and Deployment Schedule.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told the trade that starting Aug. 11 a QR code in the Manifest/Cover Sheet will be required at all eight ports of entry within the Laredo Field Office.

Register today to join your colleagues at the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Sept. 23, to learn about important regulatory updates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Consumer Products Safety Commission (CSPC) which impact our nation’s customs brokers.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Union Logistics of Florida which has recently joined our association.

The NCBFAA Transportation Committee continues to monitor the ongoing negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), which controls most of the labor at marine terminals along the East and Gulf Coasts, and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents the employers, as a strike looms on Oct. 1.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 19 at 12-2 p.m. ET will host a free webinar on Section 232 duties on Mexican goods with third party country steel and aluminum content.

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

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Aug. 8 added five Chinese-based entities to the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Entity List.

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Register today for this NCBFAA webinar on Wednesday, Aug. 21, from 12-1:30 p.m. ET, regarding ACE Portal Reports.

Customs and Border Protection said Accelerated Payment (AP) will become available again for all USMCA drawback claims, starting Aug. 20.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 20 will deploy a new drawback claim indicator to enable drawback filers to indicate whether a retail sales claim is a substitution claim or direct identification claim.

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