Monday Morning eBriefing

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Axiom Worldwide Logistix, GrandCHB, MAC International Network USA, and MIC Customs Solutions which have recently joined our association.

NCBFAA, together with the U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB), hosted an Italian trade delegation from Confindustria in Washington, D.C., on April 8.

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

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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on April 9 announced that Entry Summary data universe has been updated to include all data elements that exist in the current Antidumping and Countervailing Duties (AD/CVD) data universe in ACE Reports.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule; request for comments; technical corrections on April 4, effective same day which “corrects inadvertent errors” and makes clarifications to the previously issued “Export Controls on Semiconductor Manufacturing Items” (SME IFR) and “Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections” (AC/S IFR).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued an update to its April 1 CSMS implementing nationwide cargo messaging to communicate with the entry filer on shipments that have vague noncompliant cargo descriptions.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is now accepting applications to operate a Centralized Examination Station (CES) in the Area Port of Port Chicago.

NCBFAA leaders and members toured the container terminal operations at Port Everglades, Florida, on April 12, in advance of the Annual Conference.

The NCBFAA 51st Annual Conference at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa on April 14-17 is in full swing!

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) warned the industry that scammers are posing as CBP employees and demanding payment or sensitive information.

NCBFAA President Jose D. (JD) Gonzalez and the Customs Committee leadership were in Washington, D.C., Apri1 4 to meet with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials following the agency’s Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit on March 26-28.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on April 13 will migrate Periodic Monthly Statement (PMS) from the legacy ACE Portal to the modernized ACE Portal.

In relation to unanticipated cargo diversions, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the port of entry cannot be changed in an entry that has been accepted by the agency.

CrimsonLogic, part of the PSA Group, is a leading global technology company, dedicated to digitalizing and simplifying trade operations for businesses and governments worldwide.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome ARC Global Logistics, Hong Xu dba Customzoom Clearance, and Milsped Air & Sea which have recently joined our association.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on April 5 announced an “enhanced strategy” to combat illicit trade and level the playing field for the American textile industry, which accounts for over 500,000 U.S. jobs and is considered to be critical for U.S. national security.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) launched a new, redesigned website to keep pace with evolving technology and better meet the needs of stakeholders.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in an April 5 CSMS that it was recently notified of a Linux security vulnerability that potentially affects the trade community.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) presented a handful of useful factsheets to attendees during the CBP 2024 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit in Philadelphia on March 26-28.