Monday Morning eBriefing

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Sept. 12 published Version 2.0 of “Customs Broker Guidance for the Trade Community” which provides customs brokers with the necessary tools and information to conduct their customs business in compliance with CBP regulations.

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

Our industry is staring down a possible U.S. government-wide shutdown starting Oct. 1 which will have an impact on how imports and exports are processed at the nation’s ports.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Sept. 14 released its 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA), which continues to identify a high risk of foreign and domestic terrorism in 2024.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced that it will hold its 2024 Trade Facilitation and Cargo Security Summit in Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia on March 26-28, 2024.

Conversations have started “weeks ago” between CBP and its partner government agencies regarding a potential government shutdown, said Diane Sabatino, executive assistant commissioner of CBP’s Office of Field Operations, during a speech Sept. 12.

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) on Sept. 11 began using its new tariff flag – AQX.

The agency said the test aims to “establish global standards to foster transparency and a standard manner of communication between the private sector and government agencies while allowing both to maintain the ability to choose from various technologies.”

The North American Customs Brokers Association (NACBA) met during the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 11 to introduce participants from each North American association and establish a set of action items for further development.

NCBFAA member outreach to Members of Congress to secure additional co-sponsors and ultimately passage of the Customs Business Fairness Act (H.R. 1453) continued on Capitol Hill as association members who attended the Government Affairs Conference (GAC) on Sept. 10-12 met with a number of lawmakers.

The Sept. 10-12 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., can be summed up as a resounding success for those members who attended this important legislative event, as well as collectively for the association.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome BravoTran, Daystar Global Solutions, Ge Song, and Just In Time Services which have recently joined our association.

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

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that effective Sept. 19 the four applications relevant to customs brokers will have a new URL.

The Sept. 10-12 NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., is in full swing this week.

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

Relationships matter – and the Power of Attorney (POA) is the fundamental document that guides the customs broker-importer relationship. Hence, the NCBFAA has always viewed its Power of Attorney Handbook as one of its most valued and important resources to the customs brokerage/freight forwarding and trade community.

The Census Bureau’s Trade Regulations Branch published a Sept. 7 blog post to address questions they “regularly” receive regarding who to report as the Ultimate Consignee (15 CFR 30.1(c)) on the Electronic Export Information (EEI) in the Automated Export system (AES).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published its latest Trade News Snapshot (Volume 5, Issue 6) and in this issue Executive Assistant Commissioner AnnMarie R. Highsmith highlights several recent agency achievements, including renewal of its anti-counterfeiting partnership with U.S. Chamber of Commerce, tackling high-risk shipments with Global Business Identifier, and opening registration for the next Customs Broker License Exam.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Sept. 6 announced the further extension of the 352 reinstated exclusions and 77 COVID-related exclusions in the China Section 301 Investigation to Dec. 31.