Monday Morning eBriefing

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome the following members Advantage Cargo, Pace Global Logistics, and Pacific Tenada Freight which have recently joined our association.

Paying employees is an essential and continuous function of running a business, but changes and evolution in the payroll industry have resulted in some notable new trends in payroll.

Many NCBFAA members have been working closely with importer clients to assist in complying with the expanded seafood restrictions from Russia under Executive Order 14114.

Terminal49 is a premier container tracking platform for the North American supply chain. The company streamlines and automates container tracking tasks to save hours of labor, expedites customers’ containers, and eliminates unnecessary demurrage and per diem charges.

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

Nearly 120 national and state-level trade organizations, including NCBFAA, urged President Biden in a letter on Feb. 16 to renominate Carl Bentzel to a second term as Commissioner on the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC).

To maximize its newly established membership in the International Federation of Freight Forwarder Associations (FIATA), NCBFAA has carefully considered and named association members, in partnership with our membership partner, the Airforwarders Association (AfA), to participate on various institute within the global organization.

NCBFAA Transportation Counsel Venable LLP has provided this thorough and insightful summary of the various industry testimony delivered during the Federal Maritime Commission’s Feb. 7 public hearing which examined how ocean shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden regions has been impacted by attacks emanating from Yemen.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), effective March 11, is modifying its regulations to reduce the frequency of renewal applications by indirect air carriers (IACs) or air freight forwarders.

The New USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Strengthening Organic Enforcement (SOE) rule will take effect March 19.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome the following members Colorado Custom Brokers; Customs Clearance Solutions; Eastrong International Logistics Co.; Lugo Express Services; Osler, Hoskin and Harcourt; Urbanek Compliance Consulting; and Windstream International which have recently joined our association.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is reminding customs brokers that the 2024 Customs Broker Triennial Status Report (TSR) must be submitted to the agency by no later than Feb. 29.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a draft Guidance with recommendations for collecting samples when fish products are subject to detention without physical exam due to the appearance of adulteration caused by pathogens, unlawful animal drugs, histamine and/or decomposition.

NCBFAA joined more than 100 industry organizations in a Feb. 8 open letter requesting countries to “join, support, or align with the mission to support safe and secure maritime commerce in the Red Sea.”

NCBFAA submitted comments in response to the Feb. 7 Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Public Hearing examining how ocean shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden regions have been impacted by attacks emanating from Yemen.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) and the Trade Compliance (TC) Portals went live Jan. 26.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reminded drawback claimants with consumption entries subject to reconciliation and subsequently designated on a drawback claim that reconciliation refunds must be considered when calculating the drawback due.

Officials from the Agricultural Marketing Service's National Organics Program (NOP) will join NCBFAA's Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC) Chair Mike Lahar and RAC Organic Subcommittee Chair Monica DeMars on Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. ET for a practical, “how-to” webinar on the new organics requirements that take effect March 19, 2024.

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

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