Monday Morning eBriefing

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

Congress is proposing further restrictions on seafood imports via the C-Food Act and Saving Nemo Act.

The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published three rules in the Federal Register on December 8, announcing numerous changes to license requirements for certain exports proposing changes to license exception Strategic Trade Authorization (STA).

Join us for the 51st NCBFAA Annual Conference at the Fort Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa on April 14-17, 2024.

The CBP Staffing Coalition, which includes NCBFAA and 24 other organizations, on Dec. 5 sent a letter to the Senate and House Appropriations Committee leadership urging them to support funding for 1,000 new Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers.

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Broker Management Branch has provided examples of incomplete broker license applications, so NCBFAA members can ensure they complete their application correctly to avoid delays.

The webinar provided members with a desktop-level review of the handbook content, including how to get the most value from the book, why we made certain updates, and thoughts from the NCBFAA Customs Committee leadership regarding the handbook.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Dec. 7 provided an update to importers and their customs brokers regarding end-of-year Immediate Delivery (ID) authorization and provide policy and processing updates to ID Interim Procedures in support of the ACE ID enhancement deployed Sept. 30, 2023.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a Nov. 27 Federal Register notice announced the annual user fee that is assessed for each permit held by a customs broker, whether it may be an individual, partnership, association, or corporation, is due no later than Feb. 9, 2024.

Importers entering goods from the European Union euro area may continue to use other currencies besides the euro. However, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said shipments from the euro area “may not use a prior national currency (franc, German mark, lira, etc.) instead of the euro on their entry paperwork.”

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rolled out new tools to assist the trade in complying with the Food Traceability Rule. The rule requires persons who manufacture, process, pack, or hold certain foods to track key data elements and critical steps throughout the supply chain.

The 484(f) Committee Changes to the HTS and Schedule B for Jan. 1, 2024 is available here. This is not final and subject to change in December.

One of the advantages of attending the NCBFAA Annual Conference is obtaining hands-on training about the latest enhancements to Customs and Border Protection’s Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Portal.

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 Select Committee on China in Congress has circulated a draft economic report to committee member offices with 150 recommendations. Two of the first three recommendations include revoking China’s PNTR status.

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 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opened the Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) Unified Logon Portal for users. The Portal provides a single location where account requests are made.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced it will soon deploy updates for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) to prohibit “aggregated harvest reports of Northern Red Snapper,” regardless of vessel size.

Our Association will hold a special free informational webinar on Dec. 7 from 1-2 p.m. ET for members to review key updates and other key information in the new POA Handbook.