Monday Morning eBriefing

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Brandon Lord, Deputy Executive Director of Trade Policy and Programs in the Office of Trade of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will deliver a timely and insightful luncheon keynote on Sept. 11 during the NCBFAA’s 2023 Government Affairs Conference (GAC) in Washington, D.C.

In this issue, CBP Executive Assistant Commissioner AnnMarie Highsmithwhich highlighted the work by the agency in meeting its first-year anniversary (June 21) with enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, the “successful culmination” of the 21st Century Customs Framework Task Force, and the publication of the new continuing education requirements for customs brokers.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome Active Logistics USA, Basilio Ramos VI, Celerco SRL, Dynamic Freight USA, and Silicon Valley Venture Capital Corp dba Global4PL Supply Chain Services which have recently joined our association.

On behalf of NCBFAA's Board of Directors, Leadership and Staff, we want to take a moment to acknowledge and welcome LP301 Transport which has 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.

NCBFAA will invite newly elected World Customs Organization (WCO) Secretary General Ian Saunders to speak at the 2023 Government Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 10-12.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has advised that an updated Drawback Error Dictionary (v23) has been posted on the agency’s website.

NCBFAA Customs Committee Chair-Emeritus and Past President Mary Jo Muoio represented the association via her leadership role in the International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA) by participating in the World Customs Organization (WCO) Private Sector Consultative Group (PSCG) in Brussels the week of June 24.

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 Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a proposed security program change to the Certified Cargo Screening Standard Security Program (CCSSSP). The proposed change will be posted for a 30-day notice and comment period, ending July 31.

The NCBFAA Legislative Committee is closely monitoring proposed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act which is currently making its way through Congress.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are actively testing the various scenarios surrounding processing Port of Entry Changes through ACE and encourage trade to continue testing in CERT.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has eliminated the exemption for “ancient engines” in non-road vehicles. An ‘ancient engine’ is defined as an engine first manufactured at least 21 years that is still in its original configuration, subject to 40CFR 1068.315(i).

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) National Commodity Specialist Division (NCSD) has announced its commodity-specific, educational webinars for August.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published an updated ABI Software Vendors List.

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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on July 6 announced the selection of 39 stakeholders to participate in the Reimbursable Services Program (RSP), as provided for under Section 481 of the Homeland Security Act, 2002.

The NCBFAA Transportation Committee hopes that both the ILWU Canada and BCMEA, as well as UPS and the Teamsters, resolve their labor contract disputes quickly to prevent undue harm to the American economy and supply chain.

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