Monday Morning eBriefing

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 3 hosted a webinar to provide an overview of the new regulations for customs brokers, which mandates continuing education requirements to maintain an individual license.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing a rule to amend regulations governing its Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection (AQI) program user fees.

The Census Bureau published a final rule on Aug. 10 to finalize a new State Department Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) Determination Number data element in the Automated Export System (AES) and make corrective changes to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR).

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) will open registration for the Oct. 25 Customs Broker License Exam (CBLE) on Aug. 14, closing Sept. 12.

A suspected June cyberattack on Livingston International highlighted the need for customs brokers to prepare for a potential breach, which could disrupt their operations and cut off communication with CBP and clients, industry experts said in interviews.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on cosmetic product facility registrations and product listings, as mandated by the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA).

We’re a month away from the NCBFAA Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 10-12. If you have not done so already, register today for the conference to take advantage of the special Early Bird rate—a savings of 20 percent off the Regular Member admission price! The Early Bird rate ends Friday, Aug. 18.

The Modernization of the Customs Broker Regulations and Elimination of Customs Broker District Permit Final Rules (87 FR 63267 and 87 FR 63262), which went into effect on Dec. 19, 2022, eliminated broker districts and district permits.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published a Federal Register notice on Aug. 8 welcoming qualified, interested shippers who agree to implement certain security controls to join the Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP).

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT) and the Trade Compliance (TC) program Portals will “enter into a data freeze window” from Sept. 16-30. During this time, there will be no access to either Portal for trade users.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published its latest Trade News Snapshot (Vol. 5, Issue 5) highlighting the celebration on July 31 of the 234th anniversary of the U.S. Customs Service.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP) posted new resources to assist trade in complying with the new Organics certification requirements that will take effect in March 2024.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is asking industry for help with its newly launched counter-synthetic drug strategy which is focused on disrupting and dismantling criminal efforts to produce fentanyl and other synthetic drugs by going after the materials required to produce these deadly substances.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Lopez & Lopez Brokers which has recently joined our association.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 9 announced 39 tentative selections to continue the expansion of its public-private partnership for expanded services from incoming commercial and cargo traffic, as well as international traveler arrivals.

The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued final rule, Expansion of Nuclear Nonproliferation Controls on the People’s Republic of China and Macau, for public inspection on Aug. 11, effective same day, and published in the Federal Register on Aug. 14.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said importers, or their authorized filers, may submit a request to the Port Director at which their cargo is detained pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1307 (e.g., Withhold Release Orders, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, and Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) to move their detained cargo to a customs bonded warehouse for storage pending resolution by CBP or the importer.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 25 published a final rule under Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that will require a one-time reporting and recordkeeping requirement for asbestos.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recently migrated additional functionality in the modernized ACE Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal).