Monday Morning eBriefing

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on April 19 announced that it would delay the May 13 launch of the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) until October.

Federico “Kiko” Zuniga received the coveted NCBFAA Centurion Award during the closing ceremony of the 51st Annual Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on April 17.

The North American Customs Brokers Alliance (NACBA) during a meeting at the NCBFAA Annual Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on April 16 signed a new charter and made plans for future collaboration.

The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) seeks public comment on questions related to maritime data accuracy to continue the process of gathering information to inform possible future Commission activities with a focus on information related to containers moving through marine terminals.

A group of 20 North American importer and customs brokers associations, including NCBFAA, sent a letter on April 8 to Canada’s Committee on International Trade (CIIT) that provides additional information why the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Assessment and Revenue Management System (CARM) is not ready for its May 13 launch.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) has announced its webinar series lineup for May.

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

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.

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.